The Underground Railroad was known for helping many enslaved people escape to freedom. It consisted of a network of people ...

The building has been a part of the town of Frankton for over 100 years and is familiar to most people driving through the community. Soon, the historic railroad depot built in 1892 could find new ...

"There's a lot of excitement," Andy Spinelli, president of the museum, said this week. "We still have a lot of work to do, ...

West met East here Thursday morning (Feb. 13, 2025) as the East Broad Top Railroad took ownership of former Durango & ...

Erie Insurance co-founder H.O. Hirt was offered a promotion, but turned it down. He and his partner had something else in mind by starting company in 1925.

Patrick O’Donnell has joined the New York, Susquehanna & Western Railway as chief mechanical officer, the railroad has ...

Wheat production grew as new railroads connected farms and markets. In between 1875 and 1890, bonanza farms, as they were called, were created especially in the Red River Valley. They were funded by ...

Surnames can reveal much about your family history, but they can also be a minefield of misinformation. By Paul Blake. Twenty members of the public describe what spurred them on to discover more ...

The term mental hygiene has a long history in the United States, having first been used by William Sweetzer in 1843. After the Civil War, which increased concern about the effects of unsanitary ...