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Wednesday, July 4, 2018

Impending Firework Disasters


"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness, and the freedom to set off fireworks in their back yard." ~ Thomas Jefferson, The Declaration Of Independence, first draft 


"Dammit, Franklin! I know Livingston was having a nap, but that is no excuse for setting off fireworks under his chair!" ~ John Adams, June 20th, 1776


"Mr. Hamilton, we are trying to sneak up on the Hessians. No, you may not set off fireworks right now." ~ George Washington, December 26th, 1776


"Four score and seven days ago, my son Tad set off fireworks in the White House during a cabinet meeting." ~ Abraham Lincoln, March 7th, 1863


"Speak softly and set off big firecrackers, and you will entertain people." ~ Theodore Roosevelt


"If you want to make enemies, set off fireworks in your back yard the week after the Fourth of July and see what your neighbors say." ~ Woodrow Wilson


"Ask not what your country can do for you, ask how many fireworks you can set off for your country." ~ John F. Kennedy


Happy Independence Day to my American readers. As has been the case with my Canada Day posts, so too do I mark the occasion with images of places from across the United States. As your country has fifty states (and one district), my habit has been to divide them in half and do one half one year, one half the next year. Which ones are you familiar with?

Fort Kent State Historic Site, Maine


Old North Church, Boston, Massachusetts


Glen Ellis Falls, New Hampshire


Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania


Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia


Cedar Swamp Wildlife Area, Delaware


Dry Falls, North Carolina


Cape Canaveral, Florida


Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Park, Atlanta, Georgia


National Memorial For Peace And Justice, Montgomery, Alabama


Red River Gorge, Kentucky


Harry S. Truman Birthplace State Historic Site, Missouri


Wild Bill Hickok State Monument, Illinois


Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Michigan


Agate Fossil Beds National Monument, Nebraska


White Butte, North Dakota


Bighorn Canyon, Montana


Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming


River Walk, San Antonio, Texas


Montezuma Castle National Monument, Arizona


Capitol Reef National Park, Utah


Diamond Head, Hawaii


Lassen Volcanic National Park, California


North Cascades National Park, Washington


Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska

12 comments:

  1. First time I visit your blog, usual I stop in at your photo blogs. Sure look like you visit a lot of places.
    Coffee is on

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  2. Our one district needs a wall around it. A tall one. With no way out.

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  3. I have been to several of your photo places. Would love to see more.
    Do Canada Day celebration blow off fingers and eyes ?

    cheers, parsnip

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    1. We get some good fireworks. I'll have a post in a few days in the photoblog with firework celebrations.

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  4. Don't beleive everything you read on the internet. Abe Lincoln, 1863.

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  5. Thanks for honoring your neighbors to the South.

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  6. Been to the western states. And since I live in ILL-inois, We've seen the Bill Hickok memorial (something we pulled off from a main route) to go see it in a small town (with no amenities).
    Happy 4th!

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