Despite achieving national sovereignty through the Revolutionary War, the United States experienced limited economic independence during...

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

Established in 1757, Halifax, North Carolina, was originally an inland port that connected backcountry communities to bustling trade...

Paterson, New Jersey, was America’s first planned city of industry and innovation. The brainchild of Alexander Hamilton, Paterson offered...

Nestled in the sprawling wilderness of southwest Pennsylvania sits the tiny borough of Ohiopyle, whose population barely exceeds fifty...

May 1611—Jamestown was a floundering colony. Supply shortages, famine, disease, starvation, and Indian warfare constantly burdened the...

There are few historic sites in America that accurately reflect our nation’s greatest triumphs while simultaneously recognizing some of...

This article is very near and dear to my heart. I called Williamsburg, Virginia, home for three years as an undergraduate at the College...

Located at the junction of the Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers, and mere feet from the borders of Virginia and Maryland, the town of...

Hi all! A couple weeks ago, I visited Gettysburg, PA, on the anniversary of the great Civil War battle that took place there 154 years...

It all began in May 1607, when John Smith and 103 other colonists made landfall in the New World and established England's first...

Hi all! ​​This will the first installment of a series of posts known as 'Town Profiles.' These articles will highlight the main features...