Necessity is the mother of invention.  When the Civil War began, it was relatively easy to sink wooden ships, so both sides immediately began beefing…

Each year, thousands of people will travel to southern Tennessee to see the famous national battleground at Shiloh.  What most people don’t know is that…

We all recall the battle cry, “Remember the Alamo” but 200 years ago it was “Remember the Raisin!”  So what was this “Raisin” and exactly…

It’s long been said that the only thing most Americans can tell you about the War of 1812 is what year it began.  Maybe they…

Imagine you unearthed the bones of an animal and had little idea of what you found. Now imagine making up a tale about the creature…

His name was Daddy Bryson…and he became one of the best known train engineers in the Smoky Mountains…not because of his skill on the rails,…

In the summer of 1966 the Monkees released “The Last Train to Clarksville.”  The song went to number one on the billboard charts and many…

In the early and mid 1900s, passenger train service was common in most cities of any size.  Today the passengers and freight have vanished from…

Plant City, Florida is well known for its strawberries.  In fact, their annual strawberry festival will attract more people than the states fair.  But farming…

When news of the defeat at the Little Bighorn reached Monroe, Michigan, this town had an extra reason to mourn. They didn’t lose just one…