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River, iron, and rail when intertwined make up a rope that links the tri-state river cities of Huntington, West Virginia; Ashland, Kentucky; Ironton, Ohio; and Portsmouth, Ohio. The Ohio River...

1963. It is a year stamped as one of the most turbulent during the Civil Rights movement. Centuries of racial oppression were confronted with peaceful protests challenging segregation laws. Responses...

Billy Caldwell was a Métis born March 17, 1780, outside of Fort Niagara, New York (then Canada), to Rising Sun, Mohawk Nation, and William Caldwell, an Irish Captain in the...

Recognized as one of the great design and architectural thinkers of the twentieth century, R. Buckminster Fuller’s name is synonymous with the geodesic dome. But throughout his long life and...

In 1915, the discovery of oil in El Dorado had a massive impact on not only the area, but the entire oil industry. But what about the people who lived...

Louisville, Kentucky's cemeteries starkly illustrate the city's socioeconomic divides, revealing a history of disparity through their headstones and monuments. The history-rich city of Louisville, Kentucky, offers stunning examples of haves...

When Wichita was founded in 1870, death was already a frequent occurrence here. The city's first official cemetery was established that same year. In the two decades that followed Wichita's...

The Minneapolis Subdivision is a scenic and historic route through western Wisconsin into eastern Minnesota. It’s also Canadian National’s (CN) connection to several other railroads in the Twin Cities. This...

What can a mostly abandoned town offer its curious visitors? A collection of unusual sights and experiences, especially if it’s the scenic coal-mining town of Iaeger, West Virginia. Part travelogue,...

Chicago's South Shore Line is a photographic essay of the last interurban electric railroad operating in the United States. Completed as the Chicago, Lake Shore & South Bend Railway (CLS&SBR)...

Thousands of immigrants from the southern Italian region of Calabria came to the Chicago-area in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries. As many as 8,000 of them served in the U.S....

For more than a century, Chicago has been a workshop to the world. The city nurtured thousands of companies that supplied a hungry market with industrial products. Successful firms that...

Chicago: Seeing and Photographing the Windy City provides a visual exploration of one of the most photogenic cities in North America. Photographer Steve Geer shares his pictorial knowledge of Chicago...

Cincinnati Streetcar Heritage is a photographic essay of the Cincinnati, Ohio, streetcar system. Cincinnati's first electric streetcar line was the conversion of the Mt. Adams & Eden Park Inclined Railway...

The City of Fairfield can trace its roots to the early 1950s, prior to becoming a city, when the City of Hamilton was initiating efforts to incorporate a large chunk...

In 1789, plans were made for a settlement near the mouth of what is now known as Mad River. The proposed name for the site was Venice, and the river...

When the body of a young female jogger was found at the bottom of a stairwell near Philadelphia’s Rittenhouse Square in the early morning hours of November 2, 1995, the...

Detroit Revealed: A Different View of the Motor City highlights the obscure and amazing hidden gems of the city which is sometimes portrayed as unapproachable. The imagery highlights places only...

Detroit Revealed: Another Look at the Motor City revisits the city to highlight more unseen and wonderful gems that are sure to charm the visitor. Found when working the road...

Detroit's Streetcar Heritage is a photographic essay of the Detroit, Michigan, streetcar system. Replacement of slow moving horsecar service began with the opening of an electric street railway by the...

There are many unique places to visit in the historic and famous city of Detroit, many with an interesting history. In Detroit: A Grand City, author Naomi Chapman takes readers...

When you explore Missouri, you may come across the maintained gristmills in the Ozarks, the charming small towns, or the prosperous urban centers that tell the story of the communities...

The coal industry revolutionized early America, driving the economy for years before oil. What's left unheard of is the struggle of mankind and the sacrifices made to launch our nation...

The City of Fairfield can trace its roots to the early 1950s, prior to becoming a city, when the City of Hamilton was initiating efforts to incorporate a large chunk...

In his first book, Forgotten Virginia, Sean Toler photographically documented many of the abandoned places he’d been capturing on camera for nearly a decade. In the years since the publishing...

New construction seems to be taking place all around. In every direction, there is another shopping center, neighborhood, or business park being built. With all the commotion and progress, it...

America's Dairyland is in distress. Its rural farms are dwindling. Join Troy Hess, rural explorer and photographer, as he travels the back roads of Wisconsin in search of these "rural...

Most of Fort Wayne's buildings and architecture from the early- to mid-1900s has been lost in the last fifty years to modern structures or parking lots. Fort Wayne Through Time...

Religious cults have marked every society since the beginning of time. Some have an audacious presence, like Anton Szandor LaVey’s Church of the Process, whose black-caped “missionaries” used to walk...

Maumee, Ohio, situated on the banks of the Maumee River, once a major transportation artery between West and East, was utilized by Native Americans, French, British, and, lastly, Americans. In...

West Jefferson rose out of the dust of a failed town and once was the most important business in Madison County, Ohio. Samuel Jones and Samuel Sexton moved to the...

In the foothills of the Allegheny Mountains about 60 miles east of Pittsburgh, the fertility of Indiana County has provided its inhabitants for generations. Starting with predated Native American Indians...

Indianapolis was founded in 1821 and became the state capital in 1825. Casually known as Indy or Naptown, Indianapolis is the largest city in the Hoosier State, with over 800,000...

Confederates from Iowa were as unusual as slaves in Dubuque. David Connon shares the intensely human stories of Iowa Confederates in the Civil War. Seventy-six of these men entered the...

Iowa: The Land Between Two Rivers takes readers on a visual journey, unveiling the hidden beauty and character of Iowa's landscapes and structures. In this collection of photographs, photographer Justin...

"Visionary," "Man of God," "Cult Leader," "Fugitive," "Inmate," "Patriot." John R. Harrell of Louisville, IL, far better known as “Johnny Bob," was—rightfully or not—called all those things during his long,...