In 1853, it originally was planned that Iowa’s first railroad the Mississippi & Missouri would connect Davenport with Council Bluffs, this railroad went bankrupt before getting even halfway across the ...

The Vicksburg National Military Park today stretches over 1800 acres worth of ravines, woods, and fields. The Vicksburg ...

Donald Trump recently commandeered California’s National Guard to repress anti-ICE protests in LA. The National Guard has a ...

Like many communities in the 19th century, when a rail line opened in an area, it was one more step out of the wilderness.

Mississippi will no longer require high school students to pass a U.S. History state assessment for graduation starting in ...

For history buffs, there is more to learn, and some of that will come out on Thursday, March 28, when the 16th annual Quad-Cities Henry Farnam Dinner is held at the Radisson Hotel, Davenport.

Government & Politics KCK’s fading Underground Railroad site should be national landmark, local leaders say By Matthew Kelly Updated May 15, 2025 4:03 PM ...

Now heavy ruins are falling in the southern part of Mississippi, and the streams are all over their banks. The tie-up of the railroads is almost complete. View Full Article in Timesmachine » ...

Trump can’t fire its leaders or order it to alter the history it tells about the Underground Railroad or slavery. But the Freedom Center doesn’t operate in a vacuum.

A kiosk outside the Atchafalaya Welcome Center U.S. 10's exit 121 near Butte La Rose traces the history of the Southern Pacific Railroad's route through the Atchafalaya Basin Swamp.

Mound Bayou, Mississippi, is a historic all-Black town founded in 1887 by formerly enslaved Black people who created a thriving haven for thousands of Black Americans during the Jim Crow era.

Even after the railroad discontinued services on the Gulf Coast, the building has stood strong in the city for nearly 12 decades now. “The Mississippi Department of Archives and History uses the ...