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Why this New York lakeside institution became the name of a movement nationwide
6+ hour, 17+ min ago (735+ words) Chautauqua Institution began on Chautauqua Lake in 1874 as a summer school for Methodist Sunday-school teachers. Then its idea traveled: education, music, lectures, faith, and recreation gathered in one temporary community, and “Chautauqua” became the name Americans used for that model…...
On this Greek island, at least 2,700 babies and young children were buried in jars
1+ week, 4+ hour ago (723+ words) Astypalaia is shaped like a butterfly, but its most arresting story sits on the western side of Chora’s castle hill. At Kylindra, archaeologists found the world’s largest known cemetery for infants and young children. At least 2,700 burials were made in…...
The French village where a castle carved into a high cliff shaped its medieval core
1+ week, 4+ day ago (664+ words) La Roche-Guyon grew around a castle hollowed into a high cliff, and that rock-bound beginning still directs the village’s every turn. The present château dates to the 12th century, when it controlled a Seine crossing on a route toward Normandy. You…...
Why this North Carolina island is tied to Blackbeard’s death in 1718
2+ week, 3+ day ago (694+ words) Ocracoke is tied to Blackbeard’s death for one hard reason: the pirate was killed here on November 22, 1718. The Outer Banks island still feels shaped by that fact, partly because getting here requires a ferry, a private boat, or a small…...
Why this Alaska town still tells the story of Russia handing Alaska to the United States
2+ week, 4+ day ago (660+ words) Sitka tells the Alaska transfer story where it actually happened, on Castle Hill. On October 18, 1867, Russia formally handed Alaska to the United States here, turning a small town on Baranof Island into the setting for one of the country’s stranger…...
This Delaware town began in 1631 as the state’s first permanent European colony
2+ week, 4+ day ago (700+ words) Lewes began in 1631 as Zwaanendael, the first permanent European colony in what became Delaware. That origin explains its proud nickname, “The First Town in The First State,” and it gives this small bay town more historical weight than its relaxed…...
Only 82 residents live in this French village where William the Conqueror fought his son
2+ week, 5+ day ago (623+ words) Gerberoy has only 82 residents, yet it holds a family conflict large enough for any history book. In the winter of 1078-1079, William the Conqueror fought his son Robert Curthose here, on this small rise near the Normandy border. That contrast is…...
1821 and more than 1.5 million visitors: this Provence village gave bauxite its name
2+ week, 6+ day ago (646+ words) Les Baux-de-Provence gave the aluminum ore bauxite its name after its discovery here in 1821. That fact is more than a curiosity. It explains why this small Provençal village feels tied to the rock beneath your feet. Set in the Alpilles,…...
6 American towns where entire streets made the National Register in the 1970s
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (894+ words) The whole town made the National Register in 1970. Not just Main Street. All 967 properties, 491 of them contributing to historic significance. Pink limestone cliffs rise around winding brick lanes. No flat streets exist here. The town climbs. Queen Anne homes wear…...
This Saudi necropolis carved 111 tombs before Petra drew crowds
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (669+ words) Located 12 miles from AlUla town center in northwestern Saudi Arabia, Hegra preserves what archaeologists consider the largest conserved Nabataean settlement south of Petra. Winter temperatures hover between 50-64°F, making January through March the optimal visiting season. The AlUla Valley stretches…...