Located near the center of North Carolina, the Lee County area has been defined by transportation for the past two centuries.
From navigation along the Cape Fear and Deep Rivers to early plank roads……続きを見る
In 1845, Atlanta was the last stop at the end of a railroad line, the home of just twelve families and three general stores. By the 1860s, it was a thriving Confederate city, second only to Richmond……続きを見る
The Plano of today would not be recognizable to the pioneers who settled this section of the blackland prairie. Arriving in the early 1840s, these colonists from Tennessee and Kentucky were captivat……続きを見る
Zellwood was named for Thomas Ellwood Zell, who arrived in the area in 1876. Zell sent scrapbooks displaying newspaper clippings to entice Northern friends�former Civil War officers�to settle near L……続きを見る
The Texas Citrus Fiesta has remained an exciting celebration since its beginnings in 1932. At that time, Mission civic leaders decided to promote the citrus industry through a festival featuring dec……続きを見る
Centuries ago, Williamson Valley Road began as a game trail for native inhabitants. In the 1400s, ancestors of the Yavapai and Hualapai hunted along ancient footpaths. Later explorers widened these ……続きを見る
In August 1933, Eleanor Roosevelt visited the impoverished coal communities of north central West Virginia. Suffering from the effects of the Great Depression, these coal families looked to the Firs……続きを見る
The town of Berlin on Maryland�s Eastern Shore was founded on a 300acre tract of land called Burley, part of a land grant to Col. William Stevens that was surveyed in 1677. The town developed on the……続きを見る
Named for the Grecian city with its famed oracle, Delphi was envisioned by early residents as a center of culture for the surrounding area.
Delphi is nestled in the picturesque valley formed by the ……続きを見る
Long before Jacob Leinenkugel, Edward Rutledge, and
William Irvine were associated with Chippewa Falls,
Native American people hunted, fished, and gathered
the abundant food supplies of the Chippewa……続きを見る
Lakeland, the historical African American community of College Park, was formed around 1890 on the doorstep of the Maryland Agricultural College, now the University of Maryland, in northern Prince G……続きを見る
Prepare for your history exams or learn more about key events in American history with BarCharts’ updated American History 2 QuickStudy® guide. Detailing the aftermath of the Civil War up to the War……続きを見る
Prepare for your history exams or learn more about key events in American history with BarCharts’ updated and expanded American History 1 QuickStudy® guide. Detailing the discovery and settlement of……続きを見る
In 1892, US Fish Commission scientist Barton Warren Evermann was on assignment to South Dakota from Washington, DC. His charge: survey fisheries and locate a site for a federal hatchery. The foray t……続きを見る
The year 1964 was momentous for civil rights as Congress passed the Twenty-fourth Amendment and Texas's own Lyndon B. Johnson unveiled his plan for the Great Society. That same year, the Plano schoo……続きを見る
The illustrious history of the Third Marine Division is retold in this exceptional volume. The story begins at Camp Pendleton and follows the 3rd through New Zealand, Bougainville, Guadalcanal, Guam……続きを見る
著者:Foxfire Fund, Inc.
出版社: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
発売日: 2016年08月23日
First published in 1972, The Foxfire Book was a surprise bestseller that brought Appalachia's philosophy of simple living to hundreds of thousands of readers. Whether you wanted to hunt game, bake t……続きを見る
Established by real estate developers Tracy E. Shoults and S. H. Woodruff in 1923, Hollywoodland was one of the first hillside developments built in Hollywood. Touting its class and sophistication, ……続きを見る
Jefferson County can proudly claim a large number of firsts when it comes to African Americans in national history. The raid to free slaves that served as a catalyst for the Civil War was led by abo……続きを見る
In 1749, George Washington, age 17, was commissioned to survey and plot the town and county of Culpeper. He recorded that the town occupied a �high and pleasant situation.� Incorporated in 1834, Cul……続きを見る
Winding north through Pittsford, Otter Creek has powered the lumber, grain, and marble mills essential to this region since 1770. Chittenden lies east of Pittsford, on the west flank of the Green Mo……続きを見る
A prominent borough for many years, Fort Howard occupied the area immediately west of the mouth of the Fox River in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Named after the military garrison that once stood there, For……続きを見る
In 1869, the Suez Canal was completed and the city of Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, the chief sawmill town on the Chippewa River, was incorporated.
Chippewa Falls grew in popularity and influence. It p……続きを見る
Our popular 3-panel (6-page) U.S. Presidents guide has been updated to include President Barack Obama, as well as additional facts and trivia regarding America’s past Commanders-in-Chief. This is on……続きを見る
Santa Fe, as a tourist destination and an international art market with its attraction of devotees to opera, flamenco, good food and romanticized cultures, is also a city of deep historical drama. L……続きを見る
著者:John V. Cinchett
出版社: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
発売日: 2009年02月02日
During the 1950s, the Cinchett Neon Sign Company came to be Tampa�s best-known sign maker. When the city planned to build a zoo, the mayor asked Cinchett to design the new sign. Fried chicken king C……続きを見る
The most eloquent of American presidents, Lincoln seemed to have a commentーsagacious or humorousーon just about anything that mattered. This concise compendium offers his astute observations on a v……続きを見る
The story behind the podcast Crimetown, as told by the notorious Buddy Cianci himself.
An election is a war and "to the victor belongs the spoils." That’s the real democratic process. After all, you……続きを見る
Newport and its surrounding areas are beautiful and bountiful, offering resources for fishing, logging, shipping, and tourism. Today�s community, similar to populations that settled the land in earl……続きを見る