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A number of early settlers of the Fulton County village were from the Scottish city of Dunfermline (pronounced "Done-ferm-lin ...
"Sometimes we find something new that we were not looking for," the Wisconsin Historical Society said about the discovery.
Nestled in the heart of the Shawnee National Forest, Makanda, Illinois might be the most delightful town you’ve never heard ...
Unlike some small towns that have tried to reinvent themselves as tourist destinations with artificial “old-timey” charm, ...
A heads up for drivers in Ogle County. Starting Monday, Illinois Route 72 will be closed at the Illinois Railway crossing in ...
Nearly 50 years after the departure of passenger trains connecting Ohio’s major cities, an Amtrak plan to connect Ohio’s major cities through passenger rail could be gaining traction.
Artists recently painted viaducts where Ricardo Alonzo and students had created environmentally themed historic murals a half ...
Tricia Menke, Events and Outreach Coordinator at the Illinois Railway Museum, joins Lisa Dent to share who’s visiting the ...
A sundown town refers to a community in the United States that historically excluded nonwhite people — especially Black ...
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