Stop 102 Maryland Montgomery County Brighton Dam Azalea Garden

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IN MARYLAND

MONTGOMERY COUNTY

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MONTGOMERY COUNTY 

THIS IS THE MOST POPULOUS MARYAND COUNTY.

THE COUNTY SEAT AND LARGEST MUNICIPALITY IS ROCKVILLE.

THE POPULATION IN 2016 WAS 1.04 MILLION.

THE COUNTY'S AREA IS 507 SQUARE MILES.

POINTS OF INTEREST:

WASHINGTON DC MORMON TEMPLE, SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN, BILLY GOAT TRAIL, CLARA BARTON NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE AND THE NATIONAL CAPITAL TROLLEY MUSEUM.

Stop 101 North Carolina Forsyth County Winston- Salem Reynolds Memorial Auditorium

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FORSYTH COUNTY

NORTH CAROLINA

WINSTON-SALEM IS THE COUNTY SEAT.
THIS COUNTY'S POPULATION IN 2016 WAS 371,511
ITS AREA IS 413 SQUARE MILES.
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY IS HERE.
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF ARTS ALSO.

POINTS OF INTEREST: REYNOLDS HOUSE MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART, REYNOLDS GARDENS, SINGLE BROTHERS' HOUSE, SHELL SERVICE STATION, AND BETHABARA HISTORIC DISTRICT.

STOP 41 NORTH CAROLINA Postcards Haywood County

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HAYWOOD COUNTY

NORTH CAROLINA

THIS COUNTY'S COUNTY SEAT AND LARGEST CITY IS WAYNESVILLE.

THIS COUNTY WAS FOUNDED IN 1808.

IT HAS 555 SQUARE MILES.

IT WAS NAMED FOR JOHN HAYWOOD WHO WAS NC TREASURER FROM 1787-1827.

THE LAST SHOT OF THE CIVIL WAR EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI WAS FIRED AT WAYNESVILLE IN 1865.

POINT OF INTEREST IS A MONUMENT ON THIS THERE.

MT GUYOT IS THE HIGHEST POINT 6621 FT.

THIS COUNTY IS BELIEVED TO BE THE HIGHEST COUNTY EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI.

THIS COUNTY CONTAINS A PORTION OF THE QUALLS BOUNDARY A TRIBAL RESERVATION OF EASTERN BAND OF THE CHEROKEE INDIANS.

POINTS OF INTEREST:

MAGGIE VALLEY

CANTON

CLYDE

WAYNESVILLE

COLD MOUNTAIN

GHOST TOWN

NOW WE GO TO 

THE CROSS

AT LAKE JUNALUSKA

Stop 100 Massachusetts Worcester County Sturbridge Village

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WORCESTER COUNTY

MASSACHUSETTS

THIS COUNTY IS THE LARGEST MASS COUNTY IN AREA: 1579 SQUARE MILES.

WORCESTER IS THE NAME OF THE COUNTY SEAT AND LARGEST CITY IN THIS COUNTY.

THIS COUNTY WAS FOUNDED ON APRIL 2,1731.

POPULATION ESTIMATION FOR 2017 WAS 826,116.

POINTS OF INTEREST:

OLD STURBRIDGE VILLAGE

BANCROFT TOWER

WILLARD HOUSE & CLOCK MUSEUM

MISS WORCESTER DINER

FITCHBURG ART MUSEUM.

Stop 99 North Carolina Wake County Raleigh Capitol Capital

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WAKE COUNTY 

NORTH CAROLINA

THE COUNTY SEAT IS RALEIGH WHICH IS ALSO THE CAPITAL OF THE STATE.

THIS COUNTY IS THE 9TH FASTEST GROWING COUNTY IN THE UNITED STATES.

ITS POPULATION ON 7/1/2015 WAS 1,024,198.

IT IS THE SECOND MOST POPULOUS NC COUNTY.

IT WAS FOUNDED IN 1771.

POINTS OF INTEREST:

DUKE UNIVERSITY AND NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY ARE HERE.

DURHAM BULLS ATHLETIC PARK.

GREGG MUSEUM OF ART AND DESIGN.

THE NORTH CAROLINA CAPITOL.

Stop 39 North Carolina Graham County Fontana Village Resort

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Graham County

North Carolina! 

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This county's county seat is Robbinsville.

This county was founded in 1872.

It was named for William Alexander Graham who was a US Senator, NC governor, and US Secretary of Navy.

This county has 302 square miles.

It is the 3rd least populous county in NC.
This county is the only dry county in NC where alcohol  sales are forbidden.

Points of interest: Nanatahala National Forest, Fontana Lake, Fontana Dam, Appalachian Trail and the Cheoah River.

Stop 98 Massachusetts Franklin County Deerfield Museum of Antiques Mansion Hall MA1

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FRANKLIN COUNTY

MASSACHUSETTS 

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THIS COUNTY IS A NONFOVERNMENTAL COUNTY.

GREENFIELD IS THE COUNTY SEAT AND MOST POPULOUS CITY IN THIS COUNTY.

THIS COUNTY WAS FOUNDED IN 1811.

ITS POPULATION IN 2016 WAS 70,382.

ITS AREA IS 725 SQUARE MILES.

POINTS OF INTEREST: BERKSHIRE EAST SKI RESORT, HISTORIC DEERFIELD MUSEUM, SHELBURNE FALLS TROLLEY MUSEUM, BRIDGE OF FLOWERS AND THE ARTHUR A. SMITH COVERED BRIDGE.

STOP 35 FLORIDA Postcards Palm Beach County

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PALM BEACH COUNTY

FLORIDA

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THIS COUNTY IS THE THIRD MOST POPULOUS COUNTY IN FLORIDA.
WEST PALM BEACH IS THE COUNTY SEAT AND LARGEST CITY IN THIS COUNTY.
AGRICULTURE IS THE LARGEST INDUSTRY.
HENRY FLAGLER WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS COUNTY.
AS OF 2004 THIS WAS FLORIDA'S WEALTHIEST COUNTY.
POINTS OF INTEREST: POINCIANA HOTEL, BOAT SHOWS, SUN FESTS, PRESIDENTIAL VACATIONS THERE, OFFICE DEPOT AND ADT HEADQUARTERS AND JUPITER INLET LIGHTHOUSE.

SEAVIEW MOTEL APTS

OCEAN RIDGE

FLORIDA

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ORANGE COUNTY 

NEW YORK

FOUNDED IN 1683.

THIS COUNTY'S POPULATION IN 2016 WAS 379,210.

ITS COUNTY SEAT IS GOSHEN

ITS AREA IS 839 SQUARE MILES.

THE UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY IS HERE.

POINTS OF INTEREST: HARNESS RACING MUSEUM AND HALL OF FAME, ADVENTURELAND, WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS STATE HISTORIC SITE, GOMEZ MILL HOME, NATIONAL PURPLE HEART HALL OF HONOR AND THE BALMORE TREE.

STOP 30 MASSACHUSETTS Postcards Barnstable County

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BARNSTABLE COUNTY

MASSACHUSETTS

THE POPULATION HERE IN 2010 WAS 215,888.

THE COUNTY SEAT HAD THE SAME NAME: BARNSTABLE.

TOURISM IS IMPORTANT HERE.

HYANNIS IS THE LARGEST OF 7 VILLAGES OF BARNSTABLE THE TOW.

POINTS OF INTEREST: JOHN F KENNEDY HYANNIS MUSEUM, KENNEDY FAMILY HOMES, KURT VONNEGUT.

HERRING RIVER

CAPE COD

EARLY MORNING

CAPE COD

SUNBATHING AMONG THE DUNES AT CAPE COD

EASTHAM WINDMILL

CAPE COD

THE OLDEST MILL ON THE CAPE

STOP 97 MASSACHUSETTS Postcards: Bristol County

Bristol County 

Massachusetts

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FOUNDED ON JUNE 2, 1685 (FROM PLYMOUTH COLONY)

COUNTY SEAT IS TAUNTON

THIS COUNTY'S POPULATION IN 2017 WAS 561,483.
ITS AREA IS 691 SQUARE MILES.
POINTS OF INTEREST:
DIGHTON ROCK, BATTLESHIP COVE, SEEKONK SPEEDWAY, HORSENECK BEACH STATE RESERVATION AND NEW BEDFORD WHALING MUSEUM.

 

UNITARIAN MEMORIAL CHURCH

FAIRHAVEN 

Stop 96 Colorado Montezuma County Mesa Verde National Park Cliff Palace

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MONTEZUMA COUNTY

COLORADO

This county is in the southwest corner of Colorado.

Its county seat is Cortez.

It was founded in 1889.

The population here in 2016 was 26,999.

Its area is 2,040 square miles.

THIS Colorado county is in the southwest corner of Colorado.

Its county seat is National Monument, Yucca House National Monument, Ute Mountain Indian Reservation, Hovenweep National Monument and Mancos State Park.

STOP 95 COLORADO Postcards Clear Creek County

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CLEAR CREEK COUNTY 

COLORADO

ITS COUNTY SEAT IS GEORGETOWN

IT WAS FOUNDED IN 1861

ITS AREA IS 396 SQUARE MILES.

IN 2016 ITS POPULATION WAS 9,436.

POINTS OF INTEREST:

ECHO LAKE AND PARK, LOVELAND PASS, GEORGETOWN LOOP RAILROAD, GEORGETOWN-SILVER PLUME HISTORIC DISTRICT AND THE ARAPAHO NATIONAL FOREST.

PEORIANA MOTEL

IDAHO SPRINGS