Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more | Joined | December 8th 2006 | Trips | 0 |
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Tara Cloud
Congratulations on a decade of blogging!
These are fantastic photos of a part of America that most people don't visit. I've driven across the country a dozen times and visited only Chicago in these three states. However, since you are a fan of old industrial installations (Norway, etc), you've found some treasures here (great old tractor!). I love the bridges and too bad those wooden grain elevators couldn't be made into theaters or hostels or something. And I've seen lions, donkeys, cows individually painted in various cities, but never individually carved ones--they're great! You've made me curious about our flatlands when I return.