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Best known for its pivotal role in opening up the western frontier and its association with explorers and pioneers, the legendary Cumberland Gap has long been celebrated in music and literature. To...

Rich in history, wildlife, and beautiful coastal landscapes, Georgia's Cumberland Island attracts many an island tourist and nature lover. The island's well-preserved marshes, tidal creeks, and dune...

When European settlers first came to Cuming County, they saw only what the Omaha, Pawnee, Otoe, and Ponca, and a few early trappers and traders had always seen: grass. They found acres of big...

In the early 20th century, prominent Chicago businessmen built luxurious manors south of Libertyville, settling into the lifestyle of Old World country squires. Their estates rivaled the affluent...

Currituck County, established in 1668, is the oldest and most northeastern county in the state of North Carolina. It is thought that the name "Currituck" was derived from a Native American word for...

The oldest names in aviation joined forces in 1929, when Wright Aeronautical and Curtiss Aeroplane formed the giant Curtiss-Wright Corporation. Curtiss airplanes were already "the best things with...

Custer County, South Dakota, is trees and prairies, Black Hills and buffalo, small towns and friendly people, mining and logging, farming and ranching, history and memories. It is the home of the...

Custer State Park is one of the largest and most beautiful state parks in the nation. From towering granite spires and pine-draped mountains to trout streams and remote savanna, the park offers...

Cutchogue and the neighboring waterfront hamlet of New Suffolk share a common history. Their remote location belies the fact that they witnessed events that shaped the nation's history. Among the...

Five of the Elizabeth Islands-Naushon, Pasque, Nashawena, Cuttyhunk, and Penikese-date from 1602, when the Englishman Bartholomew Gosnold explored the waters of Vineyard Sound and Buzzards Bay aboard...

Cuyahoga County: The First 200 YearsAuthor: Judith G. CetinaPublisher: Arcadia Publishing Library EditionsPublication Date: Apr 25, 2011Number of Pages: 130 pagesBinding: Hardback or Cased...

Cuyahoga Falls has Chicago skinned in a dozen ways. So proclaimed an early resident of the city whose premier location on the mighty Cuyahoga River gave the town its name, its livelihood, and its...

The Cuyahoga Valley is nestled between Akron and Cleveland. After 1795, settlers from New England arrived in the wilderness and carved out farmsteads in the land they called the Connecticut Western...

CynthianaAuthor: M. Britt KennerlyPublisher: Arcadia Publishing Library EditionsPublication Date: Dec 09, 2009Number of Pages: 130 pagesBinding: Hardback or Cased BookISBN-10: 1531643620ISBN-13:...

Florida's first theme park, Cypress Gardens, was the brainchild of Richard Downing Dick" Pope Sr. With his wife, Julie Downing Pope, he transformed a marshy, lakeside property in Winter Haven into a...

For the past 162 years, historic Cypress Hills Cemetery has quietly served thousands of New Yorkers and the public at large. This place of eternal rest obtained the distinct honor of being the first...

Chicago was once the second-largest Bohemian city outside the Czech lands. The Czechs first settled, serendipitously, behind the notorious O'Leary barn. Spared the Great Fire of 1871, they were...

D'Iberville and the community of St. Martin share more than a common origin: from their colonial beginnings they have been one, now separated only by an invisible county line. The first is named...

Known as "America's Oldest Brewery," D. G. Yuengling & Son, Inc., of Pottsville has been in continuous operation since 1829. Since its start, Yuengling has been prudently managed by the Yuengling...

Dade City was named for Maj. Francis L. Dade, who perished in the Dade Battle, which opened the Second Seminole War in 1836. As the county seat, formality intermingles with frontier roots in a...

In 1882, the Fort Worth and Denver City Railway made its way to Dalhart, and by 1901 two railroads crossed tracks in the northwest corner of the Texas Panhandle. The twist of tracks was located at...

Dallas AviationAuthor: Bruce A. BleakleyPublisher: Arcadia Publishing Library EditionsPublication Date: Apr 11, 2011Number of Pages: 130 pagesBinding: Hardback or Cased BookISBN-10:...

For much of the 20th century, Dallas was home to a wide range of vital popular music. By the 1920s, the streets, dance halls, and vaudeville houses of Deep Ellum rang with blues and jazz. Blind Lemon...

Dallas's Little MexicoAuthor: Sol VillasanaPublisher: Arcadia Publishing Library EditionsPublication Date: Apr 04, 2011Number of Pages: 130 pagesBinding: Hardback or Cased BookISBN-10:...

Encompassing 27 square miles, Dallas/Fort Worth International is one of the world's largest and busiest airports, accommodating more than 150,000 passengers each day. The 1974 opening of "D/FW" was...

The Cherokees who first occupied this area called northern Georgia their "enchanted land," but the discovery of gold caused a land rush, an illegal treaty of expulsion, and the Trail of Tears. Dalton...

Nestled in the shadow of San Bruno Mountain and known as "The Gateway City" for its proximity to San Francisco, Daly City is much more than a typical suburb. A thriving and diverse community built...

Damariscotta LakeAuthor: Edmee DejeanPublisher: Arcadia Publishing Library EditionsPublication Date: Jul 11, 2011Number of Pages: 130 pagesBinding: Hardback or Cased BookISBN-10: 1531649556ISBN-13:...

The founding families of Danbury, with names such as Thomas Barnum and Judah Gregory and John Hoyt, left Norwalk in 1684 and traveled some 30 miles northward. There, at the western edge of...

DandridgeAuthor: Lisa Whillock EllisPublisher: Arcadia Publishing Library EditionsPublication Date: Mar 21, 2011Number of Pages: 130 pagesBinding: Hardback or Cased BookISBN-10: 1531658318ISBN-13:...