When Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant assumed command of all Federal armies in March 1864, he endeavored to strategize a cohesive war...

The socioeconomic programs of Reconstruction stimulated extensive infrastructural development within the former Confederate states....

The scientific innovations conceived during the Second Industrial Revolution stimulated technological advancements in transportation,...

In February 1807, Virginia-born planter John Harding and his wife, Susannah Shute, purchased a 250-acre homestead seven miles south of...

Jasper Newton “Jack” Daniel was born in Lincoln County, Tennessee, between 1846 and 1850—period archival records were destroyed in an...

The Georgia Piedmont underwent significant geoeconomic transformations during the mid-19th century. Profound population growth,...

Mosquito Inlet—first charted in April 1513 by Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de Leon—was a relatively uninhabited estuary during the...

Located in St. Augustine, Florida, Castillo de San Marcos is the oldest surviving example of European masonry fortifications in America....

The high country of Northwest Georgia is home to many fascinating natural landmarks, but few can compare to the popularity and...

Widely regarded as the “most photographed spot along the Appalachian Trail,” McAfee Knob is a sight to behold. The prominent precipice...