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The tragic story of the Battle of Negro Fort
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo News· 11 months agoPlantation owners swapped lurid tales of armed fugitive slaves running wild and fomenting rebellion. They soon lobbied Washington to eradicate the...
6 Michigan National Parks and Sites to Visit for Stunning Landscapes and Fascinating History
Travel+Leisure via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFrom long scenic trails to sites devoted to American history, here's what you need to know about...
Proposed trail would honor War of 1812 hero who served at Sackets Harbor
Watertown Daily Times, N.Y. via Yahoo News· 5 months agoJan. 29—SACKETS HARBOR — The president of the Pike National Historic Trail Association paid a visit to this historic village on Monday to share his vision for the path that would honor an American ...
Napoleon's long and costly invasion of Russia was one of the deadliest military operations in...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 7 months agoAn etching of Napoleon Bonaparte and his army retreating from Russia after a failed invasion.Hulton...
How did Turkeyfoot Lake get its name? It’s a mystery in history | Mark J. Price
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe question seemed easy enough. In fact, I thought I already knew the answer. I didn’t think I’d be...
Open Call: Delaware Military Museum offers history, art, education & more
Delaware Online | The News Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWhere else could you sit in a jet fighter ejector seat, view a Charles Parks sculpture of our women aviators from World War II, and gaze upon a Jamie Wyeth watercolor of Vietnam? Where else ...
99-year-old World War II vet wrote a song you can hear at free Tampa show
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla. via Yahoo News· 1 month agoWorld War II veteran Fred Faulkner, who turns 99 next month, is a very good writer, much like his distant novelist relative. He’s also an amateur musician, and a composition he wrote has caught ...
Visiting Our Past: Early settler got a piece of the Promised Land
Asheville Citizen-Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIf we wish to comprehend our region's history, we've got to get a handle on early land grants. Let's...
Back to when Ohio became the seventeenth star
The Lima News, Ohio via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAug. 18—FORT JENNINGS — Fort Jennings: population 533. Until mid-August, that is. Five to six thousand people annually migrate to this small town, calling Fort Jennings, one of the state's oldest ...
Adirondack Coast Cultural Alliance’s 15th Annual Museum Days June 15-16
Press-Republican, Plattsburgh, N.Y. via Yahoo News· 6 days agoPLATTSBURGH — 1814 Commemoration Inc. offers a “Scavenger Hunt” and a “History Talk” for its programming during the Adirondack Coast Cultural Alliance’s 15th Annual Museum Days, which will be ...
