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Witness to canals, Civil War, American Pickers: 1841 York County mill has uncertain future
York Daily Record via Yahoo News· 15 hours ago“In late June 1863, this peaceful setting was the site of a break-in and robbery (by the Confederate...
George M. Hall Memorial Bridge dedicated in Mercer County
WVNS Bluefield via Yahoo News· 23 hours agoPRINCETON, WV (WVNS) — A Mercer County man has finally been honored for his contributions to the...
What’s in a bird name? Changes are coming for those that honor people (both good and bad)
St. Louis Post-Dispatch· 6 hours ago"It's potentially a giant mess," says Bill Rowe, past president of the board of the St. Louis...
Moultrie-McNeill UDC holds 121st memorial service
The Moultrie Observer, Ga. via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoMay 2—MOULTRIE — An annual event since 1903, the local chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy gathered in memory of their ancestors, who participated in the War Between the States ...
On this day in history, April 26, 1865, John Wilkes Booth is killed by Union troops for murdering...
Fox News via Yahoo News· 7 days agoUnion troops hunted down John Wilkes Booth, the Confederate sympathizer who shot President Abe...
Time capsules in plain sight: Richmond ghost signs
Richmond Times-Dispatch· 13 hours agoWhen Matthew Robinson Sr. took over the Imperial Broom Company from his father in 1938, the factory had become a household name in town. For five...
Savannah native returns to discuss his book and research into the Solomon Cohen house
Savannah Morning News via Yahoo News· 2 days agoWriter and Savannah native Jason K. Friedman stumbled upon historical intrigue in 2016 when he and...
April marks the beginning and end of the American Civil War
Daily Press· 3 days agoApril is a good time to explore local sites that focus on the American Civil War, which began on...
The short, unhappy life of my great-grandfather Patrick O’Hanlon
Irish Central· 13 hours agoFour weeks after his Army of the Potomac absorbed a staggering 13,000 casualties at the Battle of...
Mercer County Bridge named for George M. Hall
Bluefield Daily Telegraph, W.Va. via Yahoo News· 11 hours agoMay 2—By GREG JORDAN Bluefield Daily Telegraph PRINCETON — A Mercer County bridge was formally named Wednesday in honor of a man who risked his life more than 160 years ago to save courthouse ...
