Travel 35

The Raritan River is the largest river in New Jersey, flowing from the state�s western mountains for approximately 16 miles toward the tidewaters of New Brunswick, from which point it widens over 14……続きを見る

The Battenkill Valley, in the southern part of Washington County, is the historical backdrop to many homesteading settlers as well as the Mohawk and Mahican tribes. Two retired Roger�s Rangers, Jame……続きを見る

Northfield�s mountains, abundant forests, and rich agricultural fields along the Connecticut River sustained native inhabitants for centuries before the English settled in the area known as Squakhea……続きを見る

Montopolis is a multiethnic neighborhood located approximately four miles southeast of downtown Austin. The area was long visited and occasionally occupied by various Texas Indian nations; the first……続きを見る

Guymon, the �Queen City� of the Oklahoma Panhandle, has long been the linchpin of Panhandle commerce, education, and entertainment. As a community of over 12,000 residents, it has seen growth�especi……続きを見る

Ocean Beach, a neighborhood of San Diego, California, is known throughout the city, county, and beyond as a unique and quirky place with the feel of a small town, despite being a stone�s throw from ……続きを見る

The Sunset Highway works its way east to west across the 300-mile-wide expanse of Washington State from the Spokane River to its ending at Seattle on Puget Sound. Later known as Highway 10, the rout……続きを見る

Elyria is named for Heman Ely, who in 1817 settled in a strategically located area close to Lake Erie along the picturesque Black River. Historically, Elyria, which became the seat of Lorain County,……続きを見る

Located on the western edge of the sprawling Van Rensselaer patent, the village of Altamont was originally called Knowersville. It first gained prominence as a stopping-off place for early travelers……続きを見る

Belding is located in the northwest corner of Ionia County along the Flat River. The land was first settled by Charles Broas in 1837 and became known as Broas Rapids. The name was later changed to P……続きを見る

The early 20th century was a time of greatness and prosperity for New York�s Capital Region. Economically powerful cities like Albany and Schenectady were home to emergent companies that employed a ……続きを見る

When Wisconsin became a state in 1848, its densely forested north awaited railroad construction before settlement. Taylor County, the �Garden Spot of Northern Wisconsin,� was founded on March 4, 187……続きを見る

Mercedes is located in Hidalgo County in South Texas in a geographic area called the Lower Rio Grande Valley, which is really a river delta at the mouth of the Rio Grande River first inhabited by Co……続きを見る

Founded in 1885, the Prescott Fire Department began with four 25-man volunteer companies, the Dudes, the Toughs, the Mechanics Hook & Ladders, and the O.K.s. These 100 men reflected both the common ……続きを見る

Astride a mighty river separating Greenville and Anderson Counties in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Piedmont is a place divided�divided by a river, a county line, and school district li……続きを見る

Located in central New York, the town of Onondaga was incorporated in 1798 and currently consists of eight hamlets within a 65-mile radius. Each hamlet has contributed specifically to the town�s ric……続きを見る

Around Neversink: From the Rondout Reservoir to the Neversink Reservoir takes readers back to rural life in the Catskill Mountains not long after its first settlers arrived. Before the land was comm……続きを見る

At the turn of the 20th century, Sharon�s very existence was threatened by the collapse of the local iron industry as the town�s economy and population began to decline. However, the popularity of a……続きを見る

Andalusia�s destiny was determined by the Conecuh River, when the 1841 �Harrison Freshet� brought floods and mosquito fever to the original county seat of Montezuma, forcing the move to higher groun……続きを見る

Rush County, at the south end of Post Rock Country, was organized on December 5, 1874, and named in honor of Capt. Alexander Rush, Company H, of the 2nd Kansas Colored Infantry. The first settlers a……続きを見る

Camden County extends southward from the Virginia line as a peninsula between the North and Pasquotank Rivers into the Albemarle Sound. Named for Revolutionary sympathizer Sir Charles Pratt, the fir……続きを見る

Southwark's deep history is tied to its relationship to the waterfront and the multitude of immigrant communities that settled its streets. The area along the banks of the Delaware River originally ……続きを見る

Railroad capitalists founded Overbrook Farms in 1892 as the first planned community along the main line of the Pennsylvania Railroad. The partners envisioned and developed a new community model on f……続きを見る

Hip and historic, North Park fascinates with its commercial energy and Craftsman charm. The community has always embodied an enterprising spirit. In the 1870s, cronies of Alonzo Horton mapped neighb……続きを見る

French explorers called the Ecorse River the �river of bark,� or Ecorces, because the Huron Indians who lived in the villages surrounding it wrapped their dead in the bark of the birch trees that gr……続きを見る

Since 1883, Beaver Creek has attracted adventurous individuals. The allure of precious minerals brought miners to the valley, and many stayed after the illusion of striking it rich began to fade. Th……続きを見る

Hancock is a 19th-century mining boomtown in the heart of Michigan's Copper Country. Situated on the northern shore of Portage Lake, it grew into a regional center of shipping and commerce. Hancock'……続きを見る

A bustling industrial community in the 19th century, Cold Spring Harbor was once described as �a sweet bay of beauty.� The area briefly served as a whaling port and was a center for shipbuilding, mi……続きを見る

How do you build a town from scratch? The first ingredient is a dream. W.W. Duson served as the chef with a vision for a new town. With the railroad completed through southwestern Louisiana in 1881,……続きを見る

Bob Boring, great-grandson of the Civil War veteran who lent his name to the community, says, �Boring is a name, not a condition.� The recent pairing of Dull, Scotland, and Boring, Oregon, has creat……続きを見る