A new, free exhibition at the Library of Virginia will tell the story of 10 years, five governors, two principal surveyors ...

Among these is a colorful map of eastern North Carolina ... their fate is rich with historical irony. By the late 19th century, a popular myth imagined Virginia Dare as a beautiful blond-haired ...

Some are nestled in mountains and surrounded by wooded forest, while others are found not far from city centers, but all of Virginia's ... offers lodging in 19th-century cabins and cottages ...

Among the weathered and once-cracked headstones in Michigan’s historic Brighton Village Cemetery, the dual grave markers for Lt. Col. John Gilluly stand out. It was a late summer day when I was drawn ...

Cotton became the foundation for the developing textile industry in New England, spurring the industrial revolution which transformed America in the 19th century. Progress has different meanings ...

The remains of a structure from the late 1600s have been discovered under a parking lot in historic Williamsburg, Virginia ..

In 1920, women won the right to vote with the adoption of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. In 1929, English writer Virginia Woolf published her landmark essay, A Room of One’s Own ...

Perhaps the most well-known destination in West Virginia, Harpers Ferry is more than a quaint 19th-century town. It's a National Historic Park with Civil War sites including battlefields ...

Nevertheless, he maps a hierarchical pyramid of five human ... The fair reflects the culmination of 19th-century racial ideas in science, politics, and culture. Across from the technology exhibits ...

Virginia City is a historic town with a population of just under 1,000 people, known for its charming Victorian buildings that were built during the 19th-century mining boom ... mining artifacts, ...

The Arlington County Board has approved several new investments in projects involving local history. Officials signed off on ...