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Mill Creek flows north into the Mahoning River in Youngstown Ohio. The creek cascades down a rocky ledge to create a beautiful waterfall. Next to the falls is the historic Lanterman’s Mill. It is an impressive structure built in 1845 by German Lanterman and his brother-in-law Samuel Kimberly. The mill was originally powered by a
This clump of trees in a North Carolina farm field does not look like much but it covers the site of what could have been the worst desaster in America. on January 24, 1961, a B-52 Stratofortress carrying two Mark 39 thermonuclear bombs broke apart in mid-air over Faro, North Carolina. The aircraft experienced a
Located in downtown Noblesville, northeast of Indianapolis, Indiana, stands the historic Hamilton County Courthouse. Right beside it is a brick Queen Anne-style house built in 1877. This building once served as the sheriff’s residence, and a jail was attached to the back. It was common at the time for the sheriff and his family to
In the woods of northern Wisconsin near the Michigan boarder not far from the town of Hurley is the B-47 Memorial. It stands as a solemn tribute to the six airmen who perished in two separate B-47 Stratojet bomber crashes in 1961. Both incidents, occurring near Hurley, involved aircraft from the 40th Bomb Wing on
Have you ever stumbled upon something so unexpectedly joyful, so uniquely captivating, that it feels like stepping into another world? That’s precisely the experience awaiting you at the Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park in Wilson, North Carolina. It’s not just a park; it’s a testament to ingenuity, recycling, and the sheer delight of art in motion.
In the vast tapestry of American history, some threads are vibrant and bold, while others are faint, almost invisible. The story of Union Level, Virginia, falls into the latter category – a quiet whisper from the past, a ghost town not of dramatic abandonment, but of a gentle fading into the embrace of time and
This concrete tower stands along the Atlantic shoreline on North Carlolina’s Topsail Island. It looks like an old lifeguard shack but it was part of a clandestine Navy program. Operation Bumblebee was a pivotal, top-secret guided missile testing program conducted by the U.S. Navy on Topsail Island, from 1946 to 1948, shortly after the end
The Old Muddy Post Office in Muddy, Illinois, holds a unique place in American postal history, once noted for being one of the smallest post offices in the United States. While some sources claim it was the second smallest after the one in Ochopee, Florida, its diminutive size is largely attributed to the era in
Wommack Mill, originally known as the Boegel and Hine Flour Mill, is a significant historical landmark in Fair Grove, Missouri. Constructed in 1883, this 2 1/2-story, heavy timber frame building with vertical board siding was a vital hub for the local agricultural community for decades. Unlike many mills of its time, Wommack Mill was steam-powered
I don’t remember a lot from my history classes in grade school, but for some reason the saying “Tippecanoe and Tyler Too” stuck in my brain. I had to stop at the Tippecanoe battlefield north of Laffayette and learn a little history and why the things I was taught in school were important. An 85-foot
