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The North Shore Line
As late as 1963, it was possible to board high-speed electric trains on Chicago's famous Loop "L" t
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Famous People of Queens
Famous People of Queens showcases a diverse group of characters and historical eras: actors, athlet
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Mississippi Signs
Signs are a nostalgic connection to the past and an important link to Mississippi's rich history. F
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The Sebago Lake Area
The Sebago Lake Area is a pictorial history, chronicling the transformation of this natural gatheri
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Baytown
The early history of Baytown is intertwined with the early history of Texas. The first president of
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Hutchinson and Reno County
Reno County was founded in 1871, and immediately settlers began arriving to break ground on a new f
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Florence
The birth of the state of Colorado led to a migration to the base of the Rocky Mountains along the
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Nashville’s Hillsboro Village
While Nashville's Hillsboro Village is best known today as an upscale shopping district with local
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Erath County
Carved from central Comancheria, Erath (EE-rath) County was created by stock raisers and settlers w
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Hartwood Acres
Nearly a century ago, the framework was laid for a stately English Tudor-style home that would rise
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Around the Kennebec Valley
Fans of Gay M. Grant's Along the Kennebec: The Herman Bryant Collection will enjoy these more than
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Sheldon
Sheldon, Iowa, the largest town in O'Brien County, was established when the Sioux City & St. Paul R
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Lubbock
Since its earliest days, the city of Lubbock has actively pursued opportunities and infrastructure
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Hanover and Dartmouth College
Since the beginning of settlement on the Hanover Plain in August 1770, the built environment of Dar
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Orinda
In 1835, cousins Joaquin Moraga and Juan Bernal were granted 13,326 acres in present-day Lamorinda,
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Crowley
Established around 1848 as Deer Creek Settlement, Crowley grew from a small pioneering community ju
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Historic Orlando
Orlando's historic districts are separate throughout the city, yet its landmarks and its memories u
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Greeks of Worcester
Half a century after declaring its independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1821, Greece was an impo
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The Oklahoma State Capitol
The story of the Oklahoma State Capitol is as wild and unpredictable as the story of Oklahoma itsel
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Roger Williams Park Zoo
In 1871, Betsey Williams, a descendant of Roger Williams, founder of Providence, Rhode Island, will
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Victoria Mansion
Built and furnished between 1858 and 1860, Victoria Mansion was remarkable from the day it was crea
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Moosehead Lake Region
Author Suzanne M. AuClair is executive director of the Moosehead Historical Society, where these im
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King City
The town of King City came into existence in 1886, when the railroad arrived north of San Lorenzo C
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Bellefonte
Nestled in the Nittany Valley, 2.5 miles from the geographic center of Pennsylvania, the quaint com
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African Americans in Springfield
Springfield became the capital of Illinois due in large part to Abraham Lincoln--lawyer, politician
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The Village of Lincolnwood
Settled in the late 1830s and incorporated as Tessville in 1917, Lincolnwood was founded by emigran
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Woodridge
Centuries ago, members of the Potawatomie tribe lived along the beautiful DuPage River on lands tha
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East Brunswick Through the Years
East Brunswick Township has a rich and diverse history dating back to the earliest period of settle
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Whitesbog
Nestled in the Pine Barrens of southern New Jersey, Whitesbog was established by James Fenwick in 1
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Maritime Elizabeth City
Situated on the Pasquotank River in northeastern North Carolina, Elizabeth City is known as the Gat
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Hutchinson County
Hutchinson County is in the center of the High Plains in the Texas Panhandle. Home to diverse nativ
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Glen Allen
Glen Allen, a suburb of Richmond, began as a farming community and today is rich in history and leg
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Around Eagle
The village of Eagle is a small town with a big smile. Located within the southern Kettle Moraine F
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Park County
The Wyoming State Legislature approved the formation of Park County--named in honor of Yellowstone
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Lighthouses and Lifesaving on the Great Lakes
Lighthouses and Lifesaving on the Great Lakes explores many of the lighthouses and pier, reef, and
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The Toledo, Peoria & Western Railway
The Toledo, Peoria & Western (TP&W) Railway has made a big impact on Illinois and railroading for o
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Winona County
Winona County, located in the Driftless Area of southeastern Minnesota, was organized in 1854 by an
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Around Sherman
When Sherman's first settler, Dearing Dorman, came to live in the town in 1823, he laid claim to la
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The Legacy of the New Farmers of America
Discover the history of the New Farmers of America in this collection of historic photographs.Afric
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Earthquake Lake
The scenic yet somber Earthquake Lake is nestled along the Madison River in the mountains of Custer
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High Plains Arboretum
Decades after the Homestead Act, many settlers had tried and failed to establish roots in the high
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Poughkeepsie Regatta
Early each summer, rowing enthusiasts flocked to the Hudson Valley and crowded the banks of the Hud