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With 1,093 U.S. patents to his credit, Thomas Edison was one of history's most prolific and influential inventors. His Menlo Park and West Orange, ...

From a city that boasts itself as the "Crossroads of America," has the nation's third largest rail hub, 15th busiest air cargo hub, and one of the ...

The name Tucson originates from a Spanish word meaning "Black Base," a reference to the mostly volcanic mountains on the west side of the city. Fro...

From its beginning as part of the relocation of five tribes to Indian Territory, to becoming the Oil Capitol of the World during the early 1900's, ...

With a proud tradition reaching back to its founding in 1845, the United States Naval Academy today pursues its role as the nation’s premier instit...

In 1992, the centennial year of the University of Alabama football program, the Crimson Tide won its 12th national championship. Few major college ...

When the Florida Agricultural College in Lake City became the University of Florida and moved south to Gainesville in 1906, it had a very fledgling...

On January 30, 1892, on a field adjacent a small university’s quadrangle, just behind its New College, a mascot—the university goat—was paraded bef...

Founded in Detroit, Michigan, in 1817 as one of the first public universities in the nation, the University of Michigan moved to Ann Arbor in 1837....

The images in this book, Historic Photos of University of Michigan Football, depict 100 years of gridiron action and the players and coaches who co...

Nothing about history pops off a page better than illustrative photos. And nothing can tell the story of the first century of the Trojans better th...

Rolling green hills, cozy villages, covered bridges, maple trees—these are the images that have made Vermont. Residents and visitors alike apprecia...

More than 250 years passed from the founding of the first English colony in the New World at Jamestown in Virginia until the beginning of the Ameri...

What makes Washington, D.C., so attractive to so many people? Locals and visitors in the nation’s capital may respond with a range of generic answe...

Washington State has a rich history. Known for its stunning natural beauty and diversity, Washington was populated for centuries by a large number ...

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

West Point, New York, home of the United States Military Academy, is one of the nation's most famous and unique landscapes. Established in 1802 to ...

West Virginia is a state of overwhelming beauty. Shared traditions, shared tragedies, and shared histories bind its people to the land and each oth...

For a century after its incorporation in 1740, Wilmington, North Carolina remained a sleepy port city. Then, the coming of steam-power, especially ...

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

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...

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...

This is not your typical guidebook, but Virginia is not your typical state. Virginia has been around for so long, as the place in America first set...

(From the Preface) The Jackson Heritage Association is proud to offer this book as a sampling of the history of Jackson, the surrounding area, and ...