This Nevada mining town sheds light on Black history in the Old West
Virginia City’s boom in the later half of the nineteenth century brought some of Nevada’s early Black residents to the ...
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Le Roy History: The True Story of the Underground Railroad in Le Roy
George Tomlinson, who grew up in the house on the west side of creek wrote, “At that time, the track of the Underground Railroad ran past my father’s house in Jug City. It came from Pavilion to South ...
Redlining's shadow in Iowa: How historic maps shaped today's housing inequalities
Surveys of federally-funded cities and colored-coded maps set into motion discriminatory practices.Redlining is a lending ...
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Agency Road: From Burlington to the Indian Territory
Iowa became a territory on July 4, 1838. In 1839, the U.S. Congress authorized two roads in the new territory. One road went ...
The Tablet1d
Central Park’s Seneca Village Has Pre-Civil War Legacy of Resilience
Many New Yorkers can attest to the countless hidden gems scattered throughout the city. Onedestination in particular, ...
10 Types of Valuable Vintage Maps That Could Be Hiding in Your Attic
You never know what treasures might be hiding in your attic, but if you’ve got a few vintage maps stashed in there, you may ...
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Today’s Alameda Treasure – 1620 Fourth Street, ‘Down Home,’ Part 1
In Today's Alameda Treasure, Steve Gorman introduces the beautiful Gothic Revival-style cottage at 1620 Fourth Street. The ...
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Check out 5 parades, Boots and Bling at Southern and more in Baton Rouge this week
THE POYDRAS CENTER: 500 W. Main St., New Roads. Exhibit by artists Kellie Martin Smith and Olivia McNeely Pass, through March. Hours are from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday-Friday. Free and open to the ...
The Forward5d
Who were the most (and least) Jewish presidents?
Our 46 Heads of State all had interactions with the Jewish community – positive and negative, historic and bizarre ...
Ross-shire Journal13d
Highland Archive Centre explores the Parish of Cromarty on the Black Isle
The Highland Archive Centre includes a host of historical documents detailing the story of the Parish of Cromarty. Here it ...
The New York Times14d
Death of an Old New-Yorker.
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Brutal and bloody, how the Old West really was
Netflix’s hit new drama series American Primeval wants you to know just how brutal and bloody the Old West really was, writes streaming columnist NICK OVERALL. The six-episode American Primeval takes ...