Lovers leaps are nearly always found in isolated spots where a fall could kill you. They tend to inspire tales of romantic...
Beginning in 1766, the liberty pole symbolized dissent from Great Britain, but over the years it took on different meanings for the...
David Dunbar had an uncanny ability to agitate people. Though born in Ireland to a family of little means, in 1708 he...
Artists gravitate toward places that inspire them creatively, so you can often find artists houses among splendid scenery or in rural isolation....
The Penobscot sachem Joseph Orono died in 1801, too early to know about his consolation prize for losing his people’s land to...
In 1805, Frederic Tudor decided to make his fortune by selling ice to people in tropical climates. Most people thought the 23-year-old...