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The High Point Enterprise, N.C. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNov. 13—HIGH POINT — early 30 years ago, when Confederate Railroad exploded onto the country music scene and won the Academy of Country Music's award for Best New Group, there was almost no ...
Explore the history of the Underground Railroad and Trail of Tears this holiday season
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIt’s the holiday season; a time to hopefully connect with family and celebrate another year...
Building the perfect cannon: Neponset finishes Civil War restoration
Star-Courier via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNEPONSET − Restoring a confederate Civil War cannon may sound difficult… and it is! Folks say the first step is the hardest. In this case, it was the easiest as the Neponset community wanted ...
George A. Minnich was a true leader
Chambersburg Public Opinion via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe story that I bring to you today involves the Grand Army of the Republic, Housum Post No. 309 of Chambersburg and a true leader of our community,...
Dick Wells' Pioneer Struggles: Neponset's Civil War cannon makes its 1st trip north
Star-Courier via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNEPONSET− We continue our story from July. Recall Joseph W. Merrill came to Neponset from New England in 1856 and a few months later became the postmaster. As postmaster, he knew all the local ...
The most haunted hotel in every state you can actually stay at — if you dare
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJerome Grand Hotel.FiledIMAGE/Shutterstock Nothing screams autumn like a night spent in an eerie...
Today in History: May 10, transcontinental railroad finished
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoToday in History Today is Wednesday, May 10, the 130th day of 2023. There are 235 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 10, 1940, during World War II, German forces began ...
Lincoln to speak downtown
Greensburg Daily News, Ind. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 1—GREENSBURG — President Abraham Lincoln is scheduled to speak from the rear car of an Ohio Rail Experience Train at 12:30 p.m. September 17 at the intersection of Railroad and Broadway ...
Do you know your state's official nickname? Here's the history behind all 50.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAmerican students learned the basics of the state they call home in elementary school – its capital,...
Chicago history timeline: Revisiting 175 years of breaking news from the pages of the Chicago...
Chicago Tribune· 2 years agoSince its first edition was published on June 10, 1847, the Chicago Tribune has covered every milestone in the city’s history. Here’s a look back at more than 175 years of breaking news, Pulitzer-winning ...
