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Into the Blue Ridge

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May 18th 2017
Smokemont Campground, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina (We do not have phone service here, so I don't know when these posts will get out!) I'm sitting here on the edge of Bradley Fork Creek as it flows rapidly and noisily through tree-lined banks. The water is flowing over smoothed boulders, bubbling up white in many spots. I look at its continuous stream and wonder how th ... read more

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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