Located mainly across Portsea Island on the south coast, the city of Portsmouth is best known for its maritime heritage and association with the Royal Navy. Its strategic location presented obvious ……続きを見る
Baraboo, a community as unique as its name, had the same beginnings as many other southern Wisconsin cities�but its development throughout the 19th century set it apart. Starting in 1839, several da……続きを見る
Strategically located about 60 miles east of Los Angeles, San Bernardino was colonized in 1851 as an expansion outpost for the Mormon Church. Today, it is the county seat for the largest county in t……続きを見る
An interesting history suburban Baltimore's Hampden-Woodberry community, from mill village to thriving industrial community.The urban Baltimore neighborhood of Hampden-Woodberry began as a mill vill……続きを見る
Port Aransas, known colloquially as Port A, is on Mustang Island, one of the Texas barrier islands. This community grew from the seed of El Mar Rancho, the homestead an Englishman established for hi……続きを見る
Rugged in beauty and rich in history, Constitution Island lies at a picturesque bend of the Hudson River, opposite West Point and north of New York City. As the location of the first fortifications ……続きを見る
Mansfield Township was established as a constabulary in 1688 and became incorporated in 1798. It is one of the oldest townships in Burlington County. Made up of one town, Columbus, and the four vill……続きを見る
Like many small Midwestern cities, Baraboo has had the usual share of postcards printed featuring its buildings and landscapes. However, Baraboo's unique place in Wisconsin history provided for a mu……続きを見る
Established in 1812, New York City Mission Society is one of the nation's oldest private social services organizations. During its long history, Mission Society has established a reputation for inno……続きを見る
Bear Mountain, once home to Native Americans and early settlers, had evolved by the 20th century into one of the nation�s most outstanding public parks. Threatened by quarrying operations and the re……続きを見る
Early in 1858, three men walked across the eastern half of Kansas Territory intent on starting a town. Although the volatile conflict between Free State and proslavery forces still simmered, the blo……続きを見る
"Kaybolan Selamiçeşme'de unutulmaz simalar vardı ki, bunlardan biri Şişman Yanko idi. Asıl adı Yanko Ananyadis'ti. Tuhafiye işi ile uğraşırdı. Her türlü yünlü, peştamal, Amerikan bezi, ama ille de S……続きを見る
著者:Rick Capone
出版社: The History Press
発売日: 2017年10月09日
Over the last decade Old Friends, the Thoroughbred Retirement Facility in Georgetown, KY, has put a new face on the concept of equine aftercare.
When Michael Blowen first dreamed of creating Old Fri……続きを見る
Once upon a time, Chapel Hill, a town synonymous with the University of North Carolina, offered little more than simple cafés. In recent years, it has developed a diverse restaurant culture and toda……続きを見る
Rock County, located in the southwest corner of Minnesota, is proud to share its history through a pictorial journey of settlement, growth, and development. The county is, and has always been, an ag……続きを見る
Old Town, the original Swindon, developed slowly and modestly throughout the medieval period, on a hill some 450 feet above sea level. By the middle of the nineteenth century, it was still a small c……続きを見る
Rooted in Dutch traditions, Prospect Park was established in 1901. With a view of what would become the New York City skyline, Prospect Park evolved into a community that placed an emphasis on famil……続きを見る
The Windrush is the largest of the Cotswold rivers. Running for about forty miles through parts of Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire, it is also the longest. It is the waterway that turned Bourton-on-……続きを見る
著者:Dick Case
出版社: The History Press
発売日: 2009年02月01日
The character of a place is written in the stories of the people who live there, and no one knows this better than Dick Case. For fifty years, his �Neighbors� columns have chronicled the ups and dow……続きを見る
Created in 1861, Park County is one of Colorado's original 17 territorial counties. It is named after South Park, which is the vast, high alpine valley at the county's center. By the time the first ……続きを見る