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Gainesville couple has visited every U.S. state capital and experienced cities history
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Nat Hancock and Sonya Hancock point out maps and books of locations across the country Tuesday in Gainesville. The Hancocks recently visited all 50 state capitals, numerous national parks, presidential libraries and college campuses to name a few stops. - photo by David Barnes
While celebrating July Fourth during the next few days, many Americans will call to mind patriotic songs like “America the Beautiful” and “The Star-Spangled Banner.” But Nat and Sonya Hancock have a different perspective on those tunes after seeing the locales that inspired their writing — and so much more. The Gainesville residents recently completed their quest to visit every U.S. state capital, a decadeslong mission that has spanned sea to shining sea and taken them from the northern tip of Maine to mile marker 1 in Key West, Fla.