A long-vacant Princeton grocery store stirred again with life Thursday when volunteers started clearing it out and getting it and its neighbors on the road to historic preservation. Located along ...

A small group of black railroad workers at the Pitts Camp near Marlinton, West Virginia. These young men were employed by the ...

There are 18 National Parks in Maryland as well as an additional 10 affiliated sites that partner with the National Park ...

What began as Negro History Week — established by historian Carter G. Woodson in February 1926 — evolved into Black History ...

Julius Bjornson (fiddle, guitar) and Jessica Bellaire (banjo) bonded over their love for old tunes and traditional harmony singing when they met at a festival in rural West Virginia. The 3rd ...

More than 90 years ago, a railroad line ran through what is now Little Buffalo State Park. One of the cars used to maintain ...

For hundreds of years in America, the most important application of windmills was to provide power to pump for water and it ...

It’s interesting how the southwest metropolitan area of the Twin Cities grew into a patchwork of cities, but there might have been more today if a few more places had survived. Today, we consider them ...

Our editorial teams' guide to small towns worth a visit, established by interviewing locals and visiting these charming destinations across the United States.

This year's African Heritage Month theme of "Celebrating the Legacy and Future of Black Creativity" provides an opportunity ...

In October 1854, a large crowd in Worcester, Massachusetts took action against the presence of "slave catcher" Asa O. Butman ...

They were there to guard the Northern Central Railway running to the west of the Hendrix farm in ... moved onto the property with his wife, Virginia Curry Leader. Hendrix family returns: By ...