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A Dreary Travel Day

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March 12th 2017
Toad Suck Park, Arkansas How could we not spend the night in 'Toad Suck Park'? As best I can tell, this was originally a ferry spot across the Arkansas River, twenty or so miles north of Little Rock. According to Wikipedia, the name may refer to sucking on a bottle of local moonshine until you swell up like a toad. Wherever it came from, the name alone draws you to it. At any rate, ther ... read more

North America » United States » Arkansas » Conway

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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