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Could Lake Lanier be renamed? This is what a new federal report says
WSB Cox articles via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCould Lake Lanier be renamed over its ties to a Confederate soldier? It’s possible. A new report...
This Week in West Virginia history
Times West Virginian, Fairmont via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 24—CHARLESTON — The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at wvencyclopedia.org. Sept. 25, 1864: George ...
Waterford Heritage Days celebrates history, community with parade, fireworks, reenactments
Erie Times News via Yahoo News· 9 months agoWith links to George Washington, Strong Vincent and more, Waterford is a place full of history....
Fort LeBoeuf Museum is open but aging heating and cooling systems could close it again
Erie Times News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWATERFORD — The Fort LeBoeuf Museum in Waterford was closed briefly after its furnace stopped...
Transfer of a retired warship to Presque Isle Bay would honor veterans, military heritage
Erie Times News via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe U.S.S. Michigan/Wolverine was the first iron-sided ship in the U.S. Navy. After being launched...
Federal officials pause plan to rename Georgia's Lake Lanier
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFederal officials are pausing a plan that could lead to new names for Georgia's Lake Lanier and...
On This Day, March 23: Mexican presidential candidate Luis Donaldo Colosio assassinated
United Press International via Yahoo News· 1 month agoOn March 23, 1994, Mexican presidential candidate Luis Donaldo Colosio of the ruling Institutional...
George Washington's biggest battle? With his dentures, made from hippo ivory and maybe slaves' teeth
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 year agoGeorge Washington faced many challenges regarding his teeth National Gallery of Art, Washington,...
How Bacon’s Rebellion of the 17th century accelerated legalized racism in America | Column
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPlantation owners gazed in fear at the smoldering ruins of Jamestown. Nathaniel Bacon and his unusual band of rebels were on the run. Something had to be done to address the threat to the plantations ...
Living History Days in Crestline continues through Sunday afternoon
Telegraph-Forum via Yahoo News· 11 months agoDozens of Native American warriors, British troops and colonial soldiers will clash this weekend in...