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The Big Easy

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September 13th 2017
We left Lafayette and headed toward New Orleans. On the way we stopped at the Oak Alley Plantation along the Mississippi River. It is a preserved mansion and other buildings from the early 1800's. This included slave quarters as well. The plantation grew sugar cane. We then drove to New Orleans and our hotel. We are right downtown in the French quarter on Bourbon St. My friend, Howard Finkel, f ... 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