A stunning exploration of New York’s most enchanting fountains
New York City’s fountains are more than just decorative featuresーthey are historical landmarks, cultural icons, and dynamic works of a……続きを見る
著者:Mark R. Jones
出版社: The History Press
発売日: 2006年06月01日
In this follow-up volume, Mark R. Jones uncovers the seedy and wicked past of Charleston: Prostitutes, Politics and Prohibition. The city of Charleston, South Carolina, with its matchless Southern c……続きを見る
Northwest Montana is a hikers paradise. Welcome to my guide and I hope it helps you to choose a rewarding hike with awesome scenery and views. I started this guide to help with the hike selection pr……続きを見る
著者:Doug Jones
出版社: International Travel Films Publishing
発売日: 2017年10月01日
This is an amazing story of a by-gone era of entertainment.
Before the Internet, cable television, and video, people packed auditoriums to see travelogue films hoping to learn about places they want……続きを見る
Once scattered with frontier forts and Native American paths, Uniontown has changed considerably since Henry Beeson, a Virginia Quaker, offered fifty-four lots for sale on July 4, 1776. Around Union……続きを見る
Fox Island has had as wide a variety of names as inhabitants over its long and diverse history. The island was named for American lieutenant John L. Fox, who was with the 1841 Wilkes Expedition. How……続きを見る
著者:George Stone
出版社: Arcadia Publishing
発売日: 2008年02月20日
In 1852, Joseph R. Anderson purchased 100 acres on the Virginia-Tennessee border with the intent of building a town in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. Four years later, Bristol was incor……続きを見る
Along the shores of Long Island�s Great South Bay, the Copiague area was a haven for Native Americans and, later, colonial settlers. Previously known as Huntington South, East Amityville, Great Neck……続きを見る
Hopkinsville is an enlightening collection designed to inform, entertain, 0and educate history buffs with images of the Pearl of the Pennyroyal." In this volume, authors William T. Turner and Donna ……続きを見る
The town of Webster, New York, is framed with a rugged, natural beauty that sets it apart from other local communities, and there is a spirit of independent thinking here that is valued. In 1840, th……続きを見る
Since its founding in 1821, Columbus, Indiana, has changed greatly�from an early agricultural town to a small modern city with varied business and industry. Today Columbus is most famous for its arc……続きを見る
Images of America: Bristol celebrates the history of the town known as "A Good Place to Live." Joseph A. Anderson bought land on the Virginia-Tennessee border from his father-in-law, Rev. James King……続きを見る
Detroit�s first mayor, Solomon Sibley, and his wife, Sarah (Sproat) Sibley, were responsible for organizing a group that set out in 1818 for a plot of land 30 miles north, at the confluence of the H……続きを見る
著者:Lionel D. Wyld
出版社: Arcadia Publishing
発売日: 2000年01月01日
Canastota and Chittenango share a growth spawned by the building of the Erie Canal, the longest continuous canal in the world. These two upstate New York communities also share much in addition to t……続きを見る
Milan is located in an area of land known as the Fire Lands, just south of Lake Erie. The first settlement, a Moravian mission called New Salem, did not last long, and permanent settlement came with……続きを見る
著者:Toney Aid
出版社: Arcadia Publishing
発売日: 2003年09月03日
On the eve of the Civil War, West Plains was a sleepy county seat with a population of 150 and a wood-frame courthouse in its town square. During the war, this Southern Missouri town was burned, aba……続きを見る
Halfway between Los Angeles and San Francisco, the historic town of Paso Robles became known for its abundance of hot mineral springs that brought relief from pain�first for the Salinan Indians, the……続きを見る
Nestled in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains of Southwest Virginia lies the historically rich Wythe County. The area was originally settled due to the proximity of the New River, one of few rive……続きを見る
Hawthornne residents can boast of the area�s role in the American Revolution remember all who served during wartime, and trace countless families who have lived here for generations. Hawthorne captu……続きを見る
Point Sur Lightstation was carved out of solid volcanic rock more than a century ago. When the light was turned on in 1889, no towns or roads were nearby to support the four families that lived atop……続きを見る
Situated on top of the bluffs facing Long Island Sound, Miller Place is a treasure trove of Long Island history. With the arrival of the railroad in the late 1800s, the beaches became a popular holi……続きを見る
Nestled in the Upper Nehalem Valley in the foothills of the Oregon Coast Range, Vernonia still reflects its pioneer virtues of hard work and independence. The area was first homesteaded in 1874 by C……続きを見る
Crested Butte rises 8,885 feet above sea level on the edge of the beautiful Elk Mountains in the Gunnison Country of Colorado�s Western Slope. Between Crested Butte and Aspen, 25 miles to the north,……続きを見る
Located in the southwestern part of the state, Fulton, Kentucky was first known as Pontotoc by the native Chickasaw Indians. The town was founded in 1828, along with its sister city, South Fulton, T……続きを見る
Where The West Lives! Golden's motto sums up the colorful history of the small town set at the entrance to the storied gold fields of Colorado. The scenic valley that shelters Golden caught the noti……続きを見る
The Western Slope towns of Gunnison and Crested Butte are defined by their placement in the Colorado Rockies. Both are located in alpine valleys surrounded by 14,000-foot-high peaks with sparkling m……続きを見る
The history of Chicago can be told through its neighborhoods, and perhaps none is more telling than Douglas/Grand Boulevard on the city's south side. The future site of the neighborhood remained a s……続きを見る
One hundred feet above the Delaware River is Merchantville, a spirited community founded in 1874. Many wealthy Philadelphia merchants established residences while others summered in this key South J……続きを見る
Hackensack rose from humble beginnings as a pre-Colonial meeting place for the Achkenheshacky people, members of the Lenni-Lenape tribe. In 1614, Dutch fur traders were the first Europeans to come t……続きを見る
Three centuries of Utopian dreams came true in the 1890s, when a group of idealists founded Fairhope as a cooperative colony on a lush bluff along Alabama�s Gulf Coast. The visionary settlers though……続きを見る