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The City by the Sea boasts an ambitious baseball history dating back to the early days of America's favorite pastime. In 1897, the Newport Colts became the first professional baseball team to ever...

What began as the boom site for the mid-nineteenth-century Upper Midwest lumber industry quickly grew into the town of St. Anthony. In 1872, St. Anthony was annexed by its neighbor, Minneapolis, but...

Civil War scholar Michael Hardy delves into the story of North Carolina's Confederate past, from civilians to soldiers, as these Tar Heels proved they were a force to be reckoned with."First at...

North Georgia Moonshine: A History of the Lovells & Other Liquor MakersAuthor: Judith GarrisonPublisher: History PressPublication Date: Jul 06, 2015Number of Pages: 144 pagesBinding: Paperback or...

Haunting cold cases from the Heart of It All Northern Ohio is best known for its stunning lake views and bustling cities, but even a region as gorgeous and prosperous as this has seen its measure of...

From the shooting of a Secret Service agent in the wilds near Hesperus to the grave misfortune"? of Kid Adams, a not-so-successful highwayman, these tales from the lofty heights of the San Juans are...

While today's Telluride might bring to mind a hot tourist spot and upscale ski resort, the earliest days of the town and surrounding San Miguel County were marked by an abundance of gamblers, con men...

The Buckeye PresidentsUlysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, James A. Garfield, Benjamin Harrison, William McKinley, William Howard Taft, Warren G. Harding. These seven Ohio-born presidents led the...

Every year, Troy and Piqua line up on the gridiron to determine supremacy within Miami County. Stretching back well over a century, it is one of the most-respected rivalries in the state and nation...

The entire village of Old Frontenac is snugly nestled on the National Register for Historic Places a tribute to the frontier paradise cultivated under the patronage of the Garrard family. With the...

Enjoy a fun look at behind-the-scenes politics and personalities in the history of Harrisburg and the Keystone State.Pennsylvania, first home of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution,...

Join John R. Schmidt on a day-by-day look at some of Chicago's most fascinating lesser-known events.Think you know Chicago? If you are thinking of Al Capone, the L, the Cubs, Barack Obama or the...

Connecticut's character runs much deeper than breathtaking fall foliage and quaint coastal towns. One day at a time, author Gregg Mangan chronicles fascinating episodes in state history, from the...

For locals and visitors alike, read about the events that uncover the history behind the legendary Memphis culture, and examine the stories of music, murder, natural disaster and other River City...

The Civil War was trying, bloody and hard-fought combat for both sides. What was it, then, that sustained soldiers low on supplies and morale? For the Army of Tennessee, it was religion. Onward...

Orange County is one of the best-known, yet least understood, counties in California. The popular image of beautiful people in beach cities is certainly accurate. But the Orange County that is often...

From hot air balloons to home-built aircraft, the people of Oregon pursued every opportunity to explore the skies. By the late 1800s, air travel had captured the imagination of the entire nation...

We do not know how to commence farming, but we are all willing to try .--Crow leader Iron Bull On May 7, 1868, the Treaty of Fort Laramie forever altered the Crow way of life, defining reservation...

Hidden initials, lotuses and lyres. These motifs--and many more--can be found in the ironwork gates, balconies and fences that grace the city of Charleston.Charleston writer and photographer William...

Join Cliff Scott as he highlights the famous--as well as infamous--characters, triumphs and tragedies of Canada's capital Ottawa from frontier times to today Ottawa grew into the capital city of...

In this one-of-a-kind collection, Dr. James C. Claypool, professor emeritus at Northern Kentucky University, rolls out the red carpet for thirty-nine of the most fascinating characters with ties to...

With its sweeping vistas and rugged beauty, the Pacific Northwest is a natural setting for the extraordinary. Strange tales of paranormal phenomena and other wild stories thrive among the...

At the heart of Fishtown is the final resting place of generations of Kensington and Fishtown residents. Founded prior to 1748, Palmer Cemetery is one of the oldest in Philadelphia. Interred here and...

From the end of the Great War to the final years of the 1950s, Kansas Citians lived in a manner worthy of a place called Paris of the Plains. The title did more than nod to the perfumed ladies who...

In late 1775, a few months a-fter the first shots of the Revolution were fired, Benedict Arnold led more than one thousand troops into Quebec to attack the British there. Departing from...

At the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861, Philadelphia was the second-largest city in the country and had the industrial might to earn the title Arsenal of the Union."? With Pennsylvania's anthracite...

Photographer Otis Hairston's camera snapped nearly forty years of fond memories and historic Greensboro events--from community gatherings and North Carolina A&T Aggie homecomings to celebrations of...

Tucked away from the bustle of nearby Raleigh and Durham, Person County, North Carolina, is an oasis of easygoing Southern charm. The photography of John Wesley Merritt, shutterbug and lifelong...

Presbyterians from the Irish province of Ulster were among the first to push the wild frontier west and found the city of Pittsburgh. By the 1840s, the flow of Irish Catholic immigrants had become a...

Today, Portland, Oregon, is a city of majestic bridges crisscrossing the deep swath of the Willamette River. A century ago, riverboat pilots would have witnessed a flurry of stevedores and...