The proposal had to sound ridiculous to just about everyone who heard it, save the men who sprang the idea.  Their offer was to pay…

This canyon was once a bustling place full of men looking to make big money in the gold mines.  The mine is still here and…

A place can be deceiving.  That was exactly the case here in what is today’s desert south of Las Vegas. There appeared to be little…

You’ll find many churches in New Bedford, Massachusetts, but you’ll have to look far and wide to find one with a history quite like this…

The ship’s name was the Dartmouth.  When it took a cargo of whale oil to England no one perhaps thought much of it.  However, what…

Did you ever leave home for a while, then return and find that lots had changed?  That was commonplace in this town.  Men would head…

It’s called a Nantucket sleigh ride.  Sounds like a nice winter ride, but it’s actually far from a peaceful dash through the snow.  For the…

If you made good revenue from a field you might call it your “cash crop.” Here the cash crop doesn’t grow in the soil, but…

Americans regard him as one of their most beloved presidents…a man that pulled a nation together as civil war tore it apart.  When you look…

If you were ever fascinated in the adventures of Harrison Ford playing Indiana Jones, then you have definitely seen this place.  It was the supposed…