What came to be known as the World's Columbian Exposition was planned to commemorate the 400th an...

Throughout its history, the 76-square-mile island of Catalina has played host to Native Americans...

Streetcar service arrived in Philadelphia in the 1850s, shortly after the consolidation of the ci...

Mount Pleasant--Samuel P. Brown must have thought the name perfect when he chose it for his count...

Singer Castle Revisited is a fresh look at this castle's rich 100-year history with many new stor...

In 1905, the New York Times called it 'the Castle of Mysteries,' and rightly so. Located on Dark ...

Three hundred years of history follows you around today as you wander the streets of Essex, Cente...

On November 18, 1904, engineer B.M. Hall submitted his final report to the 12th National Irrigati...

The Gerlach Barklow Company was organized in 1907. The construction of the factory building in Jo...

Chicago is a city that is filled with history. In nearly every neighborhood monuments, markers, a...

No business, legitimate or otherwise, has had a more raucous influence on the history of a city t...