On Oct. 1, 1905, railroad baron James J. Hill and a party of executives arrived in Vancouver about noon. Residents greeted them with whistles, bells, cheers and the 14th Infantry band played. Presiden ...

George Tomlinson, who grew up in the house on the west side of creek wrote, “At that time, the track of the Underground Railroad ran past my father’s house in Jug City. It came from Pavilion to South ...

Government meetings scheduled for next week in Skagit County ...

Cumbrian historians are worried the area's heritage could be under threat if plans for a nuclear waste dump near prehistoric sites is given ...

Iowa became a territory on July 4, 1838. In 1839, the U.S. Congress authorized two roads in the new territory. One road went ...

The arrival of railroads in Summit County bolstered the area’s economic development by providing affordable freight ...

This is Buffett’s 60th year at Berkshire’s helm and the company has record operating earnings in the first nine months of ...

From steam engines to modern locomotives, Cincinnati’s railroad has shaped the region’s economy for over a century. But what happens next? Join historian Charles Bogart for the next NKY History Hour ...

Oilmen against limits on oil production attacked a state representative at the Stephen F. Austin hotel in 1933. The attack ...

There’s no better way to explore New England than on a road trip – the Fall foliage drapes over head, the rickety bridges of ...

The 21st annual Bowdish Birthday Bash will be held Saturday, Feb. 22, at the Jefferson County History Center in Brookville.

Ellsworth W. Pryor, the first of 36 men from Omaha's Black community to be honored, catered the first Ak-Sar-Ben coronation ...