The author relied on personal diaries, newspaper clips, photographs and family trees to tell stories often lost in the wider ...

Across Illinois, once-bustling river ports and mining towns now sit silent, their fading buildings quietly preserving the stories of a forgotten past.

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From historic homes to a building at Transylvania University, here are the places reported to be haunted in Lexington.

Hewnoaks, an artist residency in western Maine, is about to embark on a fundraising journey that will shape, and ensure, its ...

America is readying to celebrate its 250th birthday and there’s no better time to get to know the history of the state of Nevada. Nevada officially became a part of the United States on Oct. 31, 1864 ...

Hewnoaks, an artist residency, is about to embark on a fundraising journey that will shape, and ensure, its future.

Few places along the Mississippi River tell America s story of belief as vividly as Quincy, the river city perched on the bluffs in the westernmost point of Illinois ...

With Mitch McConnell nearby, state House Speaker David Osborne said statues at the Capitol tell Kentucky's story — and "maybe ...

When it came time for John Seybold to place the ring on his bride’s finger, he was given a warning: he must not touch any ...

People are also familiar with Gettysburg, where Abraham Lincoln gave one of his most notable speeches ... muskets, and swords from the 1800s. You'll also see original flags and uniforms from that time ...

Whether you believe in ghosts or just love a good scare, these haunted places across the US have earned spooky reputations.