Presently, Gold Creek is a quiet ranching community with descendants of some of the original settlers still in residence.

By early 1860, American Fork ... Others established a hotel, and from viewing old maps, it appears the structure was on the Mullan Road. Eventually, the lodging became a welcome respite from ...

The top most politically engaged states were Maryland, Virginia and New Jersey ... The second highest turnout — 81.2% — was in 1860, when Abraham Lincoln defeated Stephen Douglas.

Republicans have been dealt a setback in how mail-in ballots are counted in the battleground state of Nevada. The Nevada ...

Donald Trump is lashing out after Michelle Obama delivered a scathing speech on how he is a total catastrophe.

"So dense and deep is his Irishness that I have little choice but to share it in digest form in order to give a short, yet fairly comprehensive tour of his ancestral map." It was a damp morning in ...

Cumberland Middle School students have researched the story of John Robinson and made the case for a historical marker.

Last spring, as the calendar approached May, my phone rang. It was my sister. Without saying hello, she started, “Hey, what are we doing for Mom and Dad’s anniversary? ... It’s their 60th you know.” I ...

RICHMOND, Va., Tuesday, Oct. 30. I have carefully inquired into the condition of things here, and find the common reports of the feeling in Virginia much exaggerated. The financial condition of ...

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Gary is the vice-president of the Virginia City Preservation Alliance. The library houses records of eight-year old Sarah Blair living in Tennessee in 1860 “Sarah Bickford was an African ...