The United States of America, also known as the United States, the U.S., the U.S.A., the U.S. of A, the States, and America, is a country in North America. A federal republic, the United States shares land borders with Canada and Mexico, and extends from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. Its capital is Washington, D.C.
The present-day continental United States has been inhabited for at least 15,000 years by Native Americans. After 16th-century European exploration and settlement, the English established new colonies, and gained control of others, in the eastern portion of the continent in the 17th and early 18th centuries. On 4 July 1776, at war with Britain over fair governance, thirteen of these colonies declared their independence; in 1783, the war ended in British acceptance of the new nation. Since then, the country has more than quadrupled in size: it now consists of 50 states, one federal district, and a number of overseas territories.
At over 3.7 million square miles (over 9.1 million km²), the U.S. is the third largest country by area. It is also the world's third most populous nation, with nearly 300 million people.
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A Driver's Journal - Shows places along the way intended to give professional drivers field notes.
Bote's Sign Pages - Road signs from Colorado and other areas.
Meta Description: [ Bote's web page nexus for railfans, ham radio and scanner enthusiasts, and road geeks ]
Chris Patriarca's Road Pictures - Contains scenes from various states, focusing on the North Carolina/South Carolina border area.
Craig's Photo Album - Mostly Midwestern travel but also includes a cross-country trip.
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Eric Buchanan's Highway Photo Page - Various signs.
Highway Postcard Gallery - Rotating gallery of postcards with road scenes from Mark Stauter.
Image Gallery - Eastern coverage, some from trips, many from Connecticut.
Jeff's Streetlight and Highways Site - Includes stories about lampposts, signals, and other roadside furnishings, as well as roadways and mass transit. Primarily covers metropolitan New York City and the surrounding area.
Meta Description: [ Street-lights, highways, freeways, expressways, lamp-posts, neighborhoods, rapid transit and more in photos and story. Based around New York City. ]
Jimpoz.com - Includes Project 50, a goal to photograph all state welcome signs, as well as general scenes in the Roadgeek Pictures section of the Photo Album.
National Road Photography Project - Photographs and commentary on the first federally-funded highway. Includes historical references and links to similar sites.
Meta Description: [ The National Road web site is designed to be a collection of photographs and information about the National Road, one of americas great highways - U.S. Route 40. The site contains contemporary photographs and descriptive information. ]
OKRoads -- Roadtrips - Collections from various trips around the country.
Road Sign Gallery - Missouri, Illinois and California.
Meta Description: [ Road Signs and Sights Gallery: photographs of signs along highways of many states ]
Roads and Highways Page - Sign errors, old and unusual signs, and general scenes. Focuses on Kentucky and adjacent states.
Roadsidephotos.sabr.org - Covers various highways. Collection culled from cross-country trips.
Meta Description: [ Photos, postcards and travelogues from the American roadside ]
Rte66Man's Home Page - Scenes from the southwest quarter of the country.
See the USA Through the Eyes of a Trucker - Observations.
Meta Description: [ The sights and impressions recorded by a truck driver during several years of
traveling the roads and highways of the United States and parts of Canada. It's not fancy, but it's real. ]
State Line Signs - Personal collection.
The All-Nite Images - Scenes from various parts of the country, with a focus on the Northeast.
UntraveledRoad - Contains virtual trips from many areas, including along many U.S.-numbered routes, both of the roadways and the scenery around them.
Meta Description: [ Travel vicariously through scenic venues nationwide via photographic virtual tours. ]
Weird Signs - Gallery of images of unusual examples.
Welcome to America - Welcome signs.
Meta Description: [ Explore America throught he lense of the worlds first self proclaimed welcome sign photography expert. ]
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