Madisonville

Madisonville, Hattiesburg

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April 17th 2011
Geo: 31.3274, -89.2907From Baton Rouge we headed east towards New Orleans travelling on smaller roads. We stopped in a small community called Madisonville just north of Lake Pontchartrain. There were some very nice homes on an inlet where there was a swing bridge used to permit larger boats to pass through to get to the Lake. This is an area of many gated communities likely inhabited by people w ... 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