HAMBURG, Pa. - An exhibit at the Reading Railroad Heritage Museum in Hamburg transports guests back to the Civil War era, taking a look at the role of the region's railroads during and after the ...

Historian and author Robert M. “Bert” Dunkerly of Richmond, Va., will present an online program on “Civil War Railroads” 6:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 19, for the Inland Empire Civil War Round Table. The ...

Eric Krupa absorbed the history lessons of his first-grade teacher at Harrison Street School in Geneva but wanted further proof to verify what he was hearing. This is what happens when a youngster ...

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Austin tiptoed through the Civil War. The major battlefields lay hundreds of miles away. Much of the Texas capital's business was put on hold. Union and Confederate sympathizers skirmished in the Hill ...

Map list -- Introduction -- Opening the trade routes -- First railroads, 1700-1830 -- Origins of the streetcar -- Rail track developments -- Harnessing the power of steam, 1800-34 -- Coming of the ...

YPSILANTI, Mich. – Ypsilanti isn’t just home to Eastern Michigan University and the first Domino’s Pizza. It’s a historic city that has charm and culture dating back more than 200 years. When the ...