Richard Wilton Sr., born in England in 1795, was brought to America at the age of two or three. He served as a private in ...

I was born in this log cabin, April the 10th, 1836,” said Edward Wonnell in ... “The one here referred to was established ...

When the first settlers came to the area we now know as Effingham County, there was nothing here. They literally started ...

An 1853 sketch in “Route from Liverpool to Great Salt Lake Valley” (1855), by Frederick Piercy, depicted the last log cabin from the settlement, the land otherwise unimproved, on fire.

If there’s one thing I’ve learned about Wisconsin, it’s how lovely the local landscape is for a getaway. Here in the Badger State, geomorphic remnants from the ...

Other members of the party "slaughtered their pack animals, cooked their dogs, gnawed on leftover bones and even boiled the animal hide roofs of their cabins ... In 1855, Royal Institution ...

Photo courtesy of the Dive Motel Like many things, the word “unique” exists on a spectrum. On one end, there’s the “unique” ...

Eden Prairie’s long-term conservation efforts preserve natural shorelines, offering residents serene lake views and unique ...

Nestled in rolling hills, Southern Indiana reveals a treasure trove of scenic beauty and history that will leave you yearning ...

Elizabeth related the details of the painful separation in her memoir: The announcement fell upon the little circle in that rude-log cabin like a thunderbolt ... money for her freedom and on November ...