Missouri Pacific history is easier to understand if the railroad is considered in three parts: the lines west of St. Louis, ...

PONTIAC — Within its first decade of operation, the Underground Railroad was estimated to have helped about 100,000 enslaved ...

The International-Great Northern Railroad, which arrived in Austin on Dec. 28, 1876, was formed in 1873 by merging previously ...

Though the book is out of print, a copy is available for viewing at the State Library of Louisiana in Baton Rouge. That is, until the Southern Pacific Railroad ... culture and history of the ...

East Omaha residents learned there were many laws on the books but no provision for ... In 1887, a number of Burlington and Missouri railroad officials and Nebraska National Bank officials formed ...

"Just when was the railroad line built? And when were the tracks removed?" Southern Pacific built the railway ... culture and history of the Atchafalaya National Heritage area covering 14 parishes ...

What began as Negro History Week — established by historian Carter G. Woodson in February 1926 — evolved into Black History ...

RELATED: What you need to know about the origins of Black History Month As the late poet Maya Angelou once said, "You can't ...

a suspenseful sci-fi thriller about a mountain that suddenly appears in the Pacific ocean. His new book, Dissolution, is about an elderly woman being interrogated by a stranger about her memories ...

On Jan. 12, that history, frozen in the winter air ... Prairie Home south of Waverly on the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, a now-defunct line that once cut through Omaha and Lincoln ...

Staying at the tranquil Amara Resort and Spa in Sedona for a luxurious retreat far exceeded my expectations.