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Cross the country with the Great American Eclipse

Cross the country with the Great American Eclipse

Animation by Sohail Al-Jamea

Videos by Drew Perine, David Montesino, Joshua Bessex, Katherine Jones, Julian Lim, Alex Slitz, Rachel Wise, Daniel A. Nelson, Lou Bezjak, John D. Simmons, Shelly Yang, David Eulitt, David Frese, Travis Long and Chuck Liddy

The last time the contiguous U.S. saw a total eclipse was in 1979. Watch as life unfolded in McClatchy markets on the path of totality as the great solar eclipse of 2017 passed overhead.

This story was originally published August 21, 2017 at 12:00 PM with the headline "Cross the country with the Great American Eclipse."

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