Stop 82A Rhode Island Washington County Watch Hill

STOP 82A OF OUR 3007 STOPS ON OUR ALL U.S. COUNTIES POSTCARD TRIP

WASHINGTON COUNTY RHODE ISLAND

FOUNDED IN 1729

POPULATION IN 2016: 126,288

563 SQUARE MILES.

POINTS OF INTEREST: BLOCK ISLAND SOUTHEAST LIGHT, 100 MILES OF COASTLINE, NARRAGANSETT PIER, THE TOWERS AND MISQUAMICUT STATE BEACH.

STOP 82A OF OUR POSTCARD TRIP TO ALL U.S. 3007 COUNTIES....

WASHINGTON COUNTY

RHODE ISLAND

WATCH HILL

Stop 37A New Hampshire Rockingham County Portsmouth John Paul Jones House

STOP 37

ROCKINGHAM COUNTY

NEW HAMPSHIRE

COUNTY SEAT: BRENTWOOD

ONE OF FIVE ORIGINAL NH COUNTIES

POPULATION: 301,777

695 SQUARE MILES

POINTS OF INTEREST: DERRY HOME OF ROBERT FROST, HAMPTON BEACH, SEABROOK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, AND CANOBIE LAKE PARK.

STOP 37A

THE JOHN PAUL JONES HOUSE

PORTSMOUTH NH

ROCKINGHAM COUNTY

Stop 81Pennsylvania Allegheny County McKeesport & Allison Park

Stop 81

Allegheny County

Pennsylvania

 

Population 2016: 1,225,365

County Seat: Pittsburgh

Founded 1788

Area: 745 square miles

Points of interest: Fort Pitt Museum, Pittsburgh, Heinz Memorial Chapel, Carnegie Museum of Art, Bayernhof Music Museum

Glassport Dravosburg Bridge

BUSKEY'S MOTEL

ALLISON PARK

ALLEGHENY COUNTY

Stop 42A Nebraska Kearney County Minden County Pioneer Village Harold Warp

Postcard Traveler All U.S. Counties Trip Stop 42A

Kearney County

Nebraska

County Seat: Minden

This county was formed in 1860 .

It was named after Fort Kearney that was named after Brigade General Stephen W. Kearney

Square Miles: 515.99

Home of Harold Warp 

Minden is known as Nebraska's "Christmas City"

with over  12000 bulbs at courthouse square.

Stop #80 Illinois Postcards Cook County

Stop 80

Cook County

Illinois

Chicago is in two counties

Cook County is the second most populous county in the U.S. after L.A. Calif.

Its population in 2015: 5,238,216

More than 40% of all Illinois residents live in Cook County.

This county was founded Jan 15 1831

Its area: 1635 square miles.

Points of Interest: Fort Dearborn, McDonald's #1 Store Museum, Dearborn Observatory, Toyota Park, and Brookfield Zoo..

STOP 80
Same museum and showing Zephyr and German Submarine on permanent exposition outside museum.

ADMINISTRATION BUILDING 

AT THE CHICAGO 1933 INTERNATIONAL EXPOSTION

Stop #40 Rhode Island Newport County

STOP 40 

ON THIS BLOG'S POSTCARD TRIP TO ALL

3007 U.S. COUNTIES VIA POSTCARDS.

NEWPORT COUNTY

RHODE ISLAND

Created in 1703.

No longer has any governmental functions.

One of 2 original counties.

314 square miles.

Consists of islands and part of the mainland.

BELOW IS THE 

TOURO SYNAGOGUE

IN NEWPORT CITY AND COUNTY 

IN RHODE ISLAND

THIS IS AN OLD MATZA BOARD

 

STOP 46 WASHINGTON PIERCE COUNTY MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK

PIERCE COUNTY

WASHINGTON 

STOP 46

2nd most populous county in Washington

Tacoma is the largest city in this county and is its county seat.

This county was named for the U.S. president Franklin Pierce.

This county is home to Mount Rainier 14,410 ft., the tallest mountain and volcano in the Cascade Range.

Area: 1806 square miles.

Stop 43 Rhode Island Providence County and City

Stop 43

Providence County 

Rhode Island

Providence is the state capital and county seat.

This county was founded in 1703.

Lots of summer houses here.

Jarimoth Hill is the highest natural point in RI and is here.

Points of Interest: Brown University, First Baptist church in America, Vanderbuilts, The Breakers, The Arcade the oldest enclosed shopping mall.

Stop 43A

 The Arcade the oldest enclosed shopping mall.

Stop 43B

Supreme Court Building

Providence

Stop 43C

La Salle Academy 

Providence R.I.

Stop 43D

City Hall

Providence, R.I.

 Below is Stop 43E

Waterfire Art Sculpture illuminating flames in buckets on rivers in evenings in warmer seasons.

Providence City and County

Stop 79A Pennsylvania York County

York County Stop 79A

Pennsylvania

The county seat of York County is the city York.

This county was created on August 19, 1749 from a part of Lancaster County.

The area is 911 square miles.

Points of Interest:

Golden Plough Tavern in York, Barnett Bobb House, Utz Arena, Haines Shoe House and the Laurel-Rex Fire Company House.

Stop 78A Washington Chelan County Leavenworth Bavarian Alpine Architecture

Stop 78A of the 3007 US County Postcard stops on this Postcard Traveler Trip

Chelan County

Washington

Leavenworth

Chelan's county seat and largest city is Wenatchee.

This county was created on March 13, 1899 from two other counties.

Its area is 2994 square miles.

Its population in 2016 was 76,338. 

Here are some points of interest in Chelan County:

Rocky Beach Dam

Leavenworth Nutcracker Museum

Glacier Peak

Lake Chelan

Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center.

Stop 48A Florida Sarasota County and City Ringling Museum of Art

Sarasota County

County Seat: the city Sarasota

Largest city in this county: North Port

Founded in 1921

Population in 2016: 412,569

Area: 725 square miles

Points of Interest: Ringling Museum of Art, Siesta Beach, Sarasota Jungle Gardens, Sarasota Classic Car Museum and Ed Smith Stadium.
Stop 48 of the 3007 U.S. county stops on this postcard traveler trip.

Stop 77A South Carolina Dillon County and City Pedro's South of the Border

Dillon County

Stop 77A

South Carolina 

County Seat is the city of Dillon

Founded in 1916

Named for a prosperous local city James W. Dillon who campaigned to railroad connect this area to the national network of railroads.

2016 population: 30,858

407 square miles 

Points of Interest : Pedro's South of the Border and Little Pee Dee State Park.

STOP 76 SOUTH CAROLINA POSTCARDS Horry County

Stop 76A

Horry County 

5th most populous county in SC

County Seat: Conway

Population in 2016: 322,342

Founded in 1801

Area: 255 square miles

Points of interest: Myrtle Beach Alabama Theatre, Freestyle Music Park, Coastal Grand Mall and Sunset Beach.

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