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#188 Wilson Peak, USA.


Wilson Peak is a 4,272 m mountain peak in the U.S. state of Colorado. It is located in the Lizard Head Wilderness of the Uncompahgre National Forest, in the southern San Juan Mountains. It is the highest point in San Miguel County.

#184 Soho, USA.


I got this awesome postcard from Ela, from the Netherlands. It has been in her collection for almost 26 years. That's why I'm so grateful for that! :) Thank you!

#183 The University of Virginia, USA.


 The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson. Conceived by 1800 and established in 1819, it is the only university in the United States to be designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, an honor it shares with nearby Monticello. The University is one of the eight original Public Ivies.

#182 Golden Spike, USA.


Located west of the Brigham City, at Promontory Utah, the Golden Spike was driven on May 10, 1869 to celebrate the completion of the first transcontinental railroad.

#181 Nashville, USA.


Union Station opened on October 9, 1900 and for the next 75 years, it served as a thriving train terminal a bustling icon of Nashville culture and commerce. In recent years, it has been restored and converted to a beautiful luxury hotel.

#165 Abraham Lincoln Birthplace, USA.


Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the USA was born February 12, 1809 near Hodgenville, Kentucky. At the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace national Historic Site this marble and granite memorial building contains a one-room 19th-century log cabin similiar to the one which Lincoln was born.

#164 Mount St. Helens.


Mount St. Helens is an active stratovolcano located in Skamania County, Washington, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is 154 km south of Seattle, Washington and 80 km northeast of Portland, Oregon. Mount St. 

#159 Bluebonnets, USA.


The bluebonnet became the Texas state flower in 1901. Part of the legume family, it blooms from March through May.

#158 County Courthouse, USA.


County Courthouse - Cambridge, Maryland, USA.

#157 Mesa Verde National Park, USA.


The Cliff Palace is the largest cliff dwelling in North America. The structure built by the Ancient Pueblo Peoples Mesa Verde National Park in their former homeland region. 
Mesa Verde National Park is a US National Park and UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Montezuma County, Colorado. It was created in 1906 to protect some of the best preserved cliff dwellings in the world.

#156 Monks Mound, USA.


Monks Mound is the largest Pre-Columbian earthwork in America north of Mesoamerica. Located at the Cahokia Mounds UNESCO World Heritage Site near Collinsville, Illinois, its size was calculated in 1988 as about 30 m high, 291 m long including the access ramp at the southern end, and 236 m wide. This makes Monks Mound roughly the same size at its base as the Great Pyramid of Giza. Its base circumference is larger than the Pyramid of the Sun at Teotihuacan.

#155 New York, USA.


Manhattan's East side skyline as seen from the borough of Quenns - New York City.
Thank you for amazing cards Dan! :)

#154 Statue of Liberty, USA.


Statue of Liberty, New York.
The best way to see Statue of Liberty is take a 3 hour boat cruise around Manhattan Island ;)

#153 New York, USA.


Midtown Manhattan Skyline.
And Manhattan Bridge ;)

#152 New York, USA.


Midtown Manhattan skyline at dusk.

#149 Texas, USA.


Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge is world famous for its birds, and home to a mix of wildlife only found here.
This's a postcard from my favs :) Thank you Angee!

#147 The Newport Bridge, USA.


Beautiful postcard of Newport Bridge in Newport, Rhode Island.
Thank you Katie! This postcard's perfect! :)

#146 Colorado, USA.


Colorado became a state on August 1, 1876 and was the 38th state. Colorado is known as the 'Centennial State' and the actual meaning of the word Colorado is 'colored red'.

#145 Thousand Islands, Canada-USA.


The Thousand Islands is the name of an archipelago of islands that straddle the Canada-USA border in the Saint Lawrence River as it emerges from the northeast corner of Lake Ontario. They stretch for about 80 km downstream from Kingston, Ontario. The Canadian islands are in the province of Ontario. The U.S. islands are in the state of New York. The islands, which number 1,793 in all, range in size from over 40 square miles (100 km2) to smaller islands occupied by a single residence, to even smaller uninhabited outcroppings of rocks that are home to migratory waterfowl.
 On the postcard we can see Boldt Castle which is located on Heart Island (New York).

#142 Ashland, USA.


The soft light of the lowering sun casts a lovely hue on this grand hotel. It's overlooking Lake Superior at Ashland, Wisconsin.