Decades before Irish were Chicago political royalty, they lived in a ramshackle slum called Kilgubbin
In the 1850s and 1860s, Kilgubbin was often mentioned in the pages of the Tribune and other Chicago newspapers. The name ...
Where are the world’s most beautiful railway bridges? Engineering marvels become big tourist hits
These amazing feats of engineering allow trains to navigate the steepest valleys and cross the deepest rivers.
Whitehall historian provides Underground Railroad perspective
In greeting members of a full-house audience, David Thomas set the scene for the evening’s topic, the Underground Railroad in ...
Hampton then and now: Nudd Cottage on North Shore Road
Discover the history behind Nudd Cottage, which was moved from the cliffs of Great Boar's Head in Hampton to North Shore Road ...
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Hampton then and now: Nudd Cottage on North Shore Road
In 1826, Thomas Nudd (1788-1850) and his wife Abigail decided to ... The first spike for Hampton’s street railway was driven in March 1897, but the first section of rails led only as far as ...
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Dredging Up the Ghostly Secrets of Slave Ships
A global network of maritime archeologists is excavating slave shipwrecks—and reconnecting Black communities to the deep.
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Striking Gothic Revival Townhouse in Albany, Yours for $650K
Van Heusen residing in the house by 1850, soon after the house was likely completed in 1848. A map of 1857 confirms his ownership with ... The staircase itself has a curved rail and incorporates a ...
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Manitowoc’s newspaper roots trace to 1850 and the ‘Weekly Herald’
The printed word has been a part of our local history since 1850. As Dr. Louis Falge describes ... years ago in a town scarcely known on the map, when the whole township could boast a population ...