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Forever Roofless  
   

Forever Roofless

Looking up from the arched entry of the mortuary chapel. This round mortuary chapel never got it's roof. Intended as a place for Indians to hold their wakes, it sits in the cemetery behind the chapel.
Before Being Arizona, It Was New Spain

November 19th 2009
Geo: 31.5686, -111.052After leaving the cousins we headed south a few miles/kilometers to Tumacacori, site of Arizona's first Spanish mission.First a note about mile markers south of Tuscon. They're metric. I-19 south of Tuscon is marked in kilometers, which plays with your mind as a kilometer is only about 2/3 of a mile. It seemed like we were flying--29 kilometers takes a lot less tim ... read more
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American Flag 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
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