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hi I’m Shawn rhymes I’m a seventh grader

hi I’m Shawn rhymes I’m a seventh grader at Trinity Lutheran School in Crown

at Trinity Lutheran School in Crown

at Trinity Lutheran School in Crown Point Indiana

I live in Crown Point Indiana it is the

I live in Crown Point Indiana it is the county seat of Lake County the second

county seat of Lake County the second

county seat of Lake County the second most populous county in Indiana it is

most populous county in Indiana it is

most populous county in Indiana it is located in Northwest Indiana downtown

located in Northwest Indiana downtown

located in Northwest Indiana downtown Crown Point boasts the 125 year old

Crown Point boasts the 125 year old

Crown Point boasts the 125 year old courthouse that has a museum in the

courthouse that has a museum in the

courthouse that has a museum in the interior the museum has historical

interior the museum has historical

interior the museum has historical artifacts important to Crown Point into

artifacts important to Crown Point into

artifacts important to Crown Point into Lake County

Lake County

Lake County kasia’s clay Muhammad Ali Red Grange the

kasia’s clay Muhammad Ali Red Grange the

kasia’s clay Muhammad Ali Red Grange the parents of Michael Jackson and Rudolph

parents of Michael Jackson and Rudolph

parents of Michael Jackson and Rudolph Valentino were married in Crown Point

Valentino were married in Crown Point

Valentino were married in Crown Point the Crown Point historic jail house is

the Crown Point historic jail house is

the Crown Point historic jail house is where the notorious John Dillinger

where the notorious John Dillinger

where the notorious John Dillinger escaped in 1934 you can take tours to

escaped in 1934 you can take tours to

escaped in 1934 you can take tours to see the cell that Dillinger escaped from

see the cell that Dillinger escaped from

see the cell that Dillinger escaped from by carving a gun out of wood

by carving a gun out of wood

by carving a gun out of wood Carnegie Crown Point library first

Carnegie Crown Point library first

Carnegie Crown Point library first opened its doors in 1908 because of

opened its doors in 1908 because of

opened its doors in 1908 because of rapid advance and technology in the need

rapid advance and technology in the need

rapid advance and technology in the need for bigger space crumpling had to close

for bigger space crumpling had to close

for bigger space crumpling had to close the doors from the original library and

the doors from the original library and

the doors from the original library and opened the doors to a new library that

opened the doors to a new library that

opened the doors to a new library that opened in October 2012 we live

opened in October 2012 we live

opened in October 2012 we live approximately 30 minutes from the lake

approximately 30 minutes from the lake

approximately 30 minutes from the lake front of Lake Michigan we are also an

front of Lake Michigan we are also an

front of Lake Michigan we are also an hour from Chicago if you were to come to

hour from Chicago if you were to come to

hour from Chicago if you were to come to Northwest Indiana you would want to see

Northwest Indiana you would want to see

Northwest Indiana you would want to see the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore

the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore

the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore located in a neighboring County and yeah

located in a neighboring County and yeah

located in a neighboring County and yeah dunes just a lot to offer visitors you

dunes just a lot to offer visitors you

dunes just a lot to offer visitors you can hike do forests wander through the

can hike do forests wander through the

can hike do forests wander through the prairies visit amazing tall sand dunes

prairies visit amazing tall sand dunes

prairies visit amazing tall sand dunes and hike through the wetlands Indiana

and hike through the wetlands Indiana

and hike through the wetlands Indiana Dunes covers about 15 miles along the

Dunes covers about 15 miles along the

Dunes covers about 15 miles along the southern point of Lake Michigan

well in first

well in first I gotta love my birthday and I really

I gotta love my birthday and I really

I gotta love my birthday and I really enjoyed looking at it and I tried to

enjoyed looking at it and I tried to

enjoyed looking at it and I tried to learn all the capitals of all the states

learn all the capitals of all the states

learn all the capitals of all the states in the US then I got an atlas and I

in the US then I got an atlas and I

in the US then I got an atlas and I liked reading that because I had tons

liked reading that because I had tons

liked reading that because I had tons more information than a globe does like

more information than a globe does like

more information than a globe does like beside information like population

beside information like population

beside information like population figures an area figures and that we also

figures an area figures and that we also

figures an area figures and that we also lived in Europe which really helped my

lived in Europe which really helped my

lived in Europe which really helped my love of geography because we went to so

love of geography because we went to so

love of geography because we went to so many different cities in Europe and I

many different cities in Europe and I

many different cities in Europe and I always want to figure out where they

always want to figure out where they

always want to figure out where they were and around the city how did you get

were and around the city how did you get

were and around the city how did you get different places

I have lived in five different places I

I have lived in five different places I have lived in Philadelphia Pennsylvania

have lived in Philadelphia Pennsylvania

have lived in Philadelphia Pennsylvania the metro area of Detroit Michigan

the metro area of Detroit Michigan

the metro area of Detroit Michigan around Gary Indiana in Slovakia and in

around Gary Indiana in Slovakia and in

around Gary Indiana in Slovakia and in Serbia

I will go to Cambodia and I would visit

I will go to Cambodia and I would visit angor wat largest temple complex in the

angor wat largest temple complex in the

angor wat largest temple complex in the world and there’s large freshwater like

world and there’s large freshwater like

world and there’s large freshwater like that largest in Southeast Asia they’re

that largest in Southeast Asia they’re

that largest in Southeast Asia they’re called Tom myself

I would also go to Ireland because it is

I would also go to Ireland because it is the home of my ancestors and it is very

the home of my ancestors and it is very

the home of my ancestors and it is very pretty with rolling house

my favorite fact is that as the Mackinaw

my favorite fact is that as the Mackinaw bridge which crosses the Straits of

bridge which crosses the Straits of

bridge which crosses the Straits of Mackinac and connects the upper and

Mackinac and connects the upper and

Mackinac and connects the upper and lower peninsula Michigan is the third

lower peninsula Michigan is the third

lower peninsula Michigan is the third longest bridge and twelve suspension in

longest bridge and twelve suspension in

longest bridge and twelve suspension in the world and the longest between

the world and the longest between

the world and the longest between Anchorage’s in the Western Hemisphere

Anchorage’s in the Western Hemisphere

Anchorage’s in the Western Hemisphere and this is my favorite fact because

and this is my favorite fact because

and this is my favorite fact because Michigan is my favorite state

geographic name the only city in bosnia

geographic name the only city in bosnia touch the Adriatic Sea

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