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Author and historian Dean Arnold shares insights on how Chattanooga has changed nearly 20 years after publishing his landmark book.
Well-known for its natural wonders and ties to the Civil War, Chattanooga may not stand out to foodies as a must-visit destination at first glance. But at closer inspection, visitors looking for a ...
Campbell Bruce, Hubbard ended up at Alcatraz Island in 1944, a prison said to be escape-proof and reserved for the most hardened criminals, after kidnapping a Chattanooga police officer and ...
As victors, Britain, France and the United States faced an enormous challenge: how to agree the peace terms for a war that had led ... to its neighbours as the map of the continent was radically ...
A special meeting of the Civil War Round Table of the Mid-Ohio Valley will be 7 p.m. Thursday, May 22, at First ...
A special meeting of the Civil War Round Table of the Mid-Ohio Valley will be 7 p.m. Thursday, May 22, at First ...
California was never a hotbed of Civil War action, but the Golden State — and the Bay Area in particular — played a major role. The riches of the Gold Rush didn’t just line the pockets of ...
Choate Sias House will be the site of a historic unveiling this Saturday, May 18 when the Danville Historical Society ...
In 1863, abolitionist Harriet Tubman guided a raid that liberated nearly 760 enslaved people working on rice plantations ...
Throughout 2025, the Herald-Leader will showcase Lexington’s 250-year history, such as the Lexington Rifles, a Civil War ...
Vermont historians have their eyes on a historic painting up for auction this weekend, and the possible chance to bring it ...