Atop Fog Hill Road in Austerlitz, N.Y., William Thomas and his sister, Estelle, live in virtual isolation in a manner reminiscent of rural life in ...

Although the US didn't achieve independence from Great Britain until 1776, many cities in the country were established much ...

These 10 delightful small towns offer historic main streets and natural scenery that you’ll practically have all to yourself! When they handed out charm, Jonesborough definitely went back for ...

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Southern accents are disappearing in some parts of the U.S. South due to the migration of people into the region from other ...

From the Brightline train that runs from West Palm Beach to Miami to the Texas leg of the Amtrak Sunset Limited Route, these ...

On Thursday, a road washed away in a rural community south of Oklahoma City, stranding about 10 families whose only way out of their homes is a mile-and-a-half walk around a washed-out pond that ...

"Programs like BRIC really help us avoid ... flooding in town. "You know, not everyone is wealthy," says Calvin Bonenberger Jr., the longtime town administrator. Many small, rural communities ...

SAO PAULO (AP) — Sister Inah Canabarro, a Brazilian nun and teacher who was the world’s oldest person ... home in the southern Brazilian city of Porto Alegre. As a child, Sister Inah Canabarro ...