The communities of northeast Tennessee are among the oldest settlements west of the Appalachian Mountains and the original 13 colonies. The cities of Bristol, Johnson City, and Kingsport and surroundi
It is easy to look at a place such as Allegheny Cemetery in Pittsburgh’s Lawrenceville neighborhood and think that it encompasses strictly the dead. But a closer look reveals many lives and stories to
In 1933, the United States was struggling to survive the Great Depression. Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt promised a “New Deal” to put the nation back to work. The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was l
For much of the 20th century, Atlanta was a magnet drawing newcomers from around the nation. Atlanta's growth from a small Southern town to a Sunbelt colossus in many ways parallels the changes that s
Long cherished as the cultural heart of Baltimore, Mount Vernon Place arose in the wake of a contested idea: the construction of America's first freestanding monument to George Washington. Responding
The World War II years were a time of growth and productivity for the Baltimore area, and the city contributed significantly to the Allied war effort. Baltimore launched the first of the famed Liberty
Philipsburg is a community on the Moshannon Creek, which flows east off the Allegheny Mountains in central Pennsylvania. The region was blessed with rich seams of bituminous coal that have provided th
When Washington became the nation’s capital in 1790, the surrounding area to the northwest—the communities known today as Bethesda and Chevy Chase—was devoted almost entirely to agriculture. Many farm
Onslow County is one of the oldest maritime and agricultural counties on the southeastern coast of North Carolina. Originally inhabited by indigenous peoples, the area was settled in the early 18th ce
