Paul Revere in front of the signal church

Boston to Maine

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October 7th 2017
When we last blogged we had visited Concord where the first shots of the American revolution were fired. The next day we headed to Boston or as the locals call it “Baarstan”. For those who have refreshed your knowledge of American revolutionary issues based on our blogs you will be aware that Boston was the centre of all things revolutionary. (For those who have not brushed up please do so at ... read more

North America » United States » Maine » Waterville

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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