The Empress 2816 steam locomotive will come to town this weekend when the Canadian Pacific Kansas City Final Spike Steam Tour stops at Union Station. Visitors not only will be able to view the historic locomotive up close, they also can learn more about the locomotive and the history of CPKC — including the role […]
If Bessie Smith were alive today, she’d likely be singing the blues about North Carolina. A state advisory panel has recommended against approval of a highway historical marker for the night the blues legend stood up to the Ku Klux Klan nearly a century ago in Concord. Historians on the state Highway Historical Marker Advisory […]
Maryland Democrats appeared to make history Tuesday by nominating a Black woman to be their standard-bearer in the U.S. Senate race against Republican former Gov. Larry Hogan in November. With 97% of precincts reporting, Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks had 54% of the vote to 42% for Rep. David Trone (D-6th), ending a bitter […]
New housing could be coming near the corner of Gervais and Bull streets near downtown Columbia, as developers including City Councilman Will Brennan look to expand upon an existing historic renovation project. In 2022, Brennan Design and Mashburn Construction rehabilitated the historic Whaley House on the corner of Gervais and Pickens streets. The historic home’s […]
Restoration work on a historic Arroyo Grande bridge will close the landmark through the summer as the city works to “preserve its charm and safety for generations to come,” it announced in a news release. The Village of Arroyo Grande’s Swinging Bridge closed Monday as the city makes needed improvements to meet current safety standards, […]
The doors are locked at one of the most historic buildings in downtown Biloxi after the restaurant that operated there for the last six years closed. Le Cafe Beignet served beignets and meals on the second floor of the former Biloxi Library on Lameuse Street, near City Hall, and also had tables for outdoor dining. […]
PATERSON — Rewatering the city’s raceways, the man-made canals that used to power 19th-century industries around the Great Falls, has been a high priority for national park advocates who want to re-create its history. Having water flowing through the three levels of raceways at the Great Falls would give park visitors the best understanding of […]
May 14—Twenty-six people share ownership of a small piece of working waterfront in Harpswell. One owner wants the courts to force the other co-owners to sell him all of it. John ‘Jack’ Sylvester owns a piece of Barleyfield Point, a 1.45-acre waterfront property on Orr’s Island that has been passed down to an ever-expanding list […]
ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – During a recent board meeting, Abilene ISD made the decision to offload two of its vacant buildings; Fannin and Woodson elementary schools. The two buildings hold historic significance, however. So, some community leaders want to find a compromise to both honor the past and serve the future. ‘I had so many […]
A historic Death Valley tower toppled as a driver used it to free their stuck vehicle, rangers say. Sometime between April 1 and April 23, the tower, part of the Saline Valley Salt Tram, “was pulled over while a person used a winch to extract their vehicle out of deep mud,” the National Park Service […]
Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Monday put off a state visit to Chile to focus on the historic floods in the south of the country that have left 147 dead. The presidency said that the trip would no longer take place as scheduled on May 17 and 18, due to the “need […]
SOUTH BEND — The historic Navarre Cabin, the oldest structure in St. Joseph County, will soon move from the park where it’s sat for 120 years. The History Museum, the cabin’s owner since saving the structure from demolition in 1895, will move the 1820 home from Leeper Park to the museum’s campus on Wednesday. Museum […]