On December 5, 1695, Reverend Joseph Lord—a Puritan minister from Massachusetts—and several dozen members of his congregation boarded the...

The esthetic ruins of Old Sheldon Church—situated serendipitously beneath moss-covered canopies in Beaufort County, South...

The socioeconomic programs of Reconstruction stimulated extensive infrastructural development within the former Confederate states....

The scientific innovations conceived during the Second Industrial Revolution stimulated technological advancements in transportation,...

The Georgia Piedmont underwent significant geoeconomic transformations during the mid-19th century. Profound population growth,...

Tuberculosis (TB) was a well-established global affliction during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The disease—commonly referred...

Prior to the Revolutionary War, the American colonies—rife with natural resources—were practically devoid of any large-scale industrial...

The emergence of locomotive engines during the early 19th century revolutionized the capabilities of commerce and transportation across...

The Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum stands in commanding silence over the town of Weston, West Virginia—an imposing relic of America’s...

Inadequate infrastructure was a prevailing problem in 18th Century America, particularly in the Piedmont regions. While land and...

The decrepit brick facades and Doric columns of Barboursville were once the epitome of Jeffersonian architecture in Orange County,...

Standing 1,610 feet above sea-level, Mount Beacon is the tallest point in New York’s Hudson Highlands. The mountain—scarred with the...

The rusting blast furnaces that tower over Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, once powered the largest shipbuilding company and second-largest...

Amidst the roaring rapids of the James River and the towering skyline of downtown Richmond, Virginia, Belle Isle stands out as one of the...

Eastern State Penitentiary, once the most famous and expensive prison in the world, stands a barren ruin of its former self. This...

Needing a rebound from my last hiking experience at Signal Knob, I ventured up to Pennsylvania's Michaux State Forest to hike the Sunset...

Once described as the "most beautiful house in Virginia," Rosewell Mansion epitomized the power and wealth of the Tidewater region for...