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Nestled in the remote wilderness of northern Michigan, southeast of Grayling, lies the abandoned cemetery of Pere Cheney, a town once bustling with life. Founded in 1873 by George Chaney, Pere Cheney flourished, reaching a population of approximately 1500. However, its vibrant existence was tragically cut short by two devastating epidemics of diphtheria in 1893
Butler Island Plantation, situated along the Atlantic coast of Georgia, was once a vast rice plantation. Major Pierce Butler, a Founding Father of the United States and a proponent of slavery, acquired the property in 1790 and oversaw its operation until his death in 1822. Following his demise, the plantation passed into the hands of
South of Winchester along US-27 is a large brick building. Above the front door carved in stone are the words RANDOLPH CO. INFIRMARY. It was built in 1899 and served the citizens of Randolph County for over a century. The property started as the county poor farm in 1851, taking care of the mentally and
Stone chimneys and the foundation of a mansion stand along the shore of northern Wisconsin’s West Bay Lake near the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It is the remains of a large cottage known as Summerwind. It was built in the early 1900s as a fishing lodge and then purchased by Robert Patterson Lamont. He was
Overlooking the Mississippi River south of the city that bears his name is the Dubuque Monument. Julien Dubuque was one of the first European men to settle in the area. He received permission from the Meskwaki people to mine the lead in 1788. He lived the rest of his life in the region and died
Rock Island Arsenal is located on an island on the Mississippi River between the cities of Davenport, Iowa, and Rock Island, Illinois. It has a group of historic cannons on display and the largest one is known as Atomic Annie, The M65 atomic cannon shot 11 in diameter projectiles over 20 miles. It also had
This group of houses, more like shacks, sits in a rural part of South Carolina about twenty miles south of Charlotte, North Carolina. They are part of Camp Welfare, an African-American religious campground founded after the American Civil War by the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. The approximately 100 small wood-frame or cinder-block houses at
The unofficial motto of the U.S. Lifesaving Service was “You have to go out; you don’t have to come back.” Vermillion Point that was the most remote and desolate lifesaving station around the Great Lakes. Located on the shores of Lake Superior in Whitefish Point the station was situated between Crisp Point Lighthouse and Whitefish
Standing near the parking lot for the marina in Sheboygan, Wisconsin are massive timbers held together by iron spikes. They are the remains of the schooner Lottie Copper. The wooden ship was Launched in 1876 in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. On the evening of April 8, 1894, the schooner was caught by a relentless northwest gale. After
Deep in the Wayne National Forest in southeastern Ohio, between the towns of New Straitsviille and Shawnee, the ground stays warm all year long, including the middle of winter. This is the result of a coal fire that burns underground which has been burning for more than a century. The fire started in 1884 during
