Richard White, the historian and author of "The Republic for Which It Stands," explains what made the late 19th century ...

The Underground Railroad was an important movement that took place during the 19th century, when the enslaved who sought ...

The clean symmetry of the Greek Revival is paired with a warm interior filled with wide floorboards, rich color, and charming ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A group of South Knoxville homeowners is suing the federal government over a " Rails to Trails " project ...

The Galveston Steampunk Festival returns for its third edition this weekend with a new location and new events.

The late 19th century saw the phenomenal growth of the railroads and their rapid expansion across the United States.

Public art is the pulse of downtown Fargo, blanketing walls of alleyways and building facades. There’s also a profound maker ...

Also in 1911, a machine made by Vulcan Steam Shovel of Ohio joined the fleet of Western Massachusetts Construction near Goose Pond in Lee/Tyringham. It could move 500 yards of soil a day. In 1912, ...

Friendship in the 19th-century sense was a relationship devoid of any affection in which people pursued common ends by scratching each other’s back. The railroad businessmen were friends with ...

Natural gas often gets the credit, but it was really the railroads that made Muncie — a fact I try to remind myself of every ...

The U.S. agency appeared to restore text on the history of African Americans escaping slavery, including a photo of famed ...