Being born and raised in San Diego was such a gift. I was very oblivious to how great we had it compared to East Coast weather. Even though I did learn a lot about American history elementary school, because DC, Maryland, Virginia and the Carolinas were so far away from California, I couldn't relate as well and picture in my head how fascinating history really is until I moved to the East Coast, where my husband's family is from.

All around are histories sites of when some of the famous battle...
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