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Much of Arlington typified the "sleepy Southern town,” decades into the twentieth century. It was initially part of, then (merely) the closest neig...

By the mid-nineteenth century, the city of Nashville was a vibrant cultural center of the South. Through the Civil War, Reconstruction, two world w...

The history of the 374th Troop Carrier Group written and is now published as a result of hundreds of requests from members of the group. their feel...

The settlements along Florida’s gulf coast that now comprise Sarasota County—including Venice, Osprey, Englewood, and Sarasota—started out with ec...

On December 7, 1941, America's hopes of remaining neutral in World War II disappeared in the oily smoke that roiled from her battleships burning at...

World War II was a conflict that split a majority of the world's nations into two opposing sides, the Allies and the Axis. Spanning much of the glo...

In 1766, Moravian settlers, most having migrated to the Crown colony of North Carolina from Pennsylvania, established the town of Salem. Over eight...

As office and residence of the president of the United States, the White House is uniquely tied to both the life of the nation and the private live...

The Battle of Petersburg began as an unsuccessful Union assault against the city of Petersburg, Virginia, June 9, 1864, during the American Civil W...

Situated at the mouth of the Golden Gate is the Presidio of San Francisco, one of the nation’s most famous former U.S. Army bases, currently a Nati...

For thousands of years prior to Henry Hudson’s voyage, the Hudson River was a vital commercial and strategic route for the indigenous peoples who s...

St. Louis’ Gateway Arch rivals the monuments of the world in its simplicity, scale, elegance, and symbolism. The shimmering, stainless-steel ribbon...

The Brooklyn Bridge resounds throughout popular culture as an iconic image. Yet its creation was fraught with turmoil. Working with the relatively ...

In the decades of the 1950s, 60s, and 70s, one could wander through the city of Tampa and experience a rich variety of architectural styles, busine...

Long after the gold rush had faded into history, San Francisco was still earning its title as the capital of the Wild, Wild West. Beneath its cosmo...

Founded by Mormon pioneers seeking a place to practice their religion, Salt Lake City became a center of regional commerce, fueled by mining and th...

In many ways, Puget Sound looks today as it did in the eighteenth century, when its first explorers probed into the bays and inlets. The Olympics f...

The town of Phoenix was officially recognized in May of 1868 and is now the largest state capital city in the country. Phoenix goes by the nickname...

The birthplace of both the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution, Pennsylvania is steeped in history as deep as that of th...

Known for its natural beauty, Oregon has a unique and remarkable history. During the sixteenth century, European explorers sighted the Oregon coast...

The story of California began when a Portuguese captain sailing for Spain found a beautiful natural harbor as he plied his way up the Pacific coast...

Oklahoma has a famously violent past and equally famous lawmen who brought peace and order to this once lawless land. Thanks to Oklahoma’s relative...

Founded in 1666 along the Passaic River by Puritans arriving from the New Haven colony farther east, Newark emerged in the nineteenth century at th...

This book, with 200 fascinating images from the past, covers more than a hundred years of New York State history. It starts with a daguerreotype of...

Birthplace of jazz, home to the beignet, city of a thousand legends, New Orleans grew out of a unique blend of cultures. Its architecture and cuisi...

It has been home to the Lakota and Pawnee, to Buffalo Bill and the "Great Commoner.” From its earliest days, Nebraska has held a strategic place in...

Two letters of the alphabet are all that are needed to say the name of America’s second-largest city: L.A. Historic Photos of Los Angeles captures ...

After the first sighting of "la petite roche” on the banks of the Arkansas River by French explorer Bernard de la Harpe in 1772, Little Rock grew f...

This is the land of Hoosiers. Of George Rogers Clark’s conquest at Vincennes, a key victory for the Revolution. Of covered bridges. A fledgling aut...

Historic Photos of Harry S. Truman illustrates the life of one of the least complex and most transparent of our American presidents. As he said, "I...

From an area that boasts itself as America's First Region from the first settlement of Jamestown in 1607, the Greater Hampton roads area is steeped...

What began as a distribution center for shipping agricultural products around 150 years ago became a community noted in the twentieth century for i...

"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself—nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into adv...

In the decades after World War II, the Mile High City traded its cowtown image for the glitter of skyscrapers, big-league sports teams, Interstate ...

Delaware, the First State, has always been a vibrant reflection of early American history. Historic Photos of Delaware captures more than a century...

Corpus Christi, Texas, is one of the most pristine coastal cities on the Gulf of Mexico. Once a simple nineteenth-century trading post at the mouth...

The Nutmeg State, the Constitution State, the Land of Steady Habits. For a state that some derisively claim is "no bigger than a postage stamp,” th...

In 1859, 100,000 folks started the journey to the Pikes Peak goldfields, but only 50,000 completed the trip. An additional 25,000 soon gave up and ...

The campaign from Murfreesboro, Tennessee, to Chickamauga, Georgia, followed by the siege of Chattanooga, is one of the most dramatic stories of th...

Much of Arlington County typified the "sleepy Southern town," decades into the twentieth century. It was initially part of, then (merely) the close...

Founded in 1824, Ann Arbor got its name originally from Annsarbour in honor of the founders' wives, both of whom were named Ann. The Tree City boas...

Just over 140 years ago, the United States made one of the greatest land deals of all time, purchasing from Russia a massive piece of property near...

From Mount Vernon to Georgetown, The White House to the monuments, Historic Photos of Washington, D.C. is a photographic history collected from the...

By the late nineteenth century, the city of Tampa was a vibrant, cultural center. Through the early twentieth century, two World Wars, and into the...

From the old capitol to the new capitol, the Battle of Natural Bridge to the battles at Doak Campbell Stadium, Historic Photos of Tallahassee is a ...

By the late nineteenth century, the city of Seattle was a vibrant cultural center of the West. Fueled by the lumber industry, the Klondike Gold Ru...

From the 1906 earthquake to famous sights like the cable cars, Alcatraz, and the Golden Gate Bridge, Historic Photos of San Francisco is a photogra...

Sacramento is an American city quintessentially founded upon change. From its birth to the present, Sacramento has consistently built and reshaped ...