4+ day, 18+ hour ago  (729+ words) World Atlas The oil and railroad booms that swept through West Virginia in the late 19th century brought general stores along with them. Berdine's Five and Dime in Harrisville has operated since 1908, its candy counter and original display cases intact. Alderson's…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago  (217+ words) World Atlas Idaho's forts do not all look like the stone-walled strongholds people sometimes imagine when they hear the word "fort." Some were fur-trade posts. Some were military installations. Others survive today as replicas, chapels, or preserved buildings that tell…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago  (424+ words) Calico Rock has a ghost town for a next-door neighbor. The two even share a zip code. The living town began in the 1820s as a White River steamboat landing in north-central Arkansas. The striped sandstone bluff over the water reminded…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago  (395+ words) The Bronze Age lasted between roughly 3000 and 1200 BC, and the use of tin mixed with copper shows up in artifacts starting around 2000 BC. Tin replaced arsenic in copper alloys because it was less detrimental to an ancient smith's health. Despite…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (1160+ words) World Atlas In Colorado's remote mountain towns, local general stores were essential for the miners and pioneers settling the West in the late-19th and early-20th centuries. Many doubled as the local post office and rail ticketing office, and all were…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (726+ words) World Atlas Every autumn, Sparta's leaders performed a chilling ritual: they formally declared war on their own slaves, making it legal for any citizen to kill them. It was just one symptom of a darker reality behind Ancient Greece's reputation…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (804+ words) World Atlas The historical forts located in Ohio mark pivotal moments in the state and the U. S.'s history. They served as essential locations during the American Revolution, the War of 1812 and ancient Indigenous ceremonies. Some of these forts represent crucial…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (1143+ words) World Atlas Pennsylvania's small towns regularly land on national best-of lists. Some get the recognition for foliage and others for pretzel bakeries or Civil War history. A few keep showing up year after year. The reasons vary widely. The nine…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (1238+ words) World Atlas The old-timey general stores in North Carolina have outlasted highways and big-box retailers across a century of change. They remain gathering places at the heart of their communities, where shelves of necessities and curiosities sit alongside front porches…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (706+ words) World Atlas These old-timey Nebraska general stores offer so much more than just goods and services. They offer a glimpse into the history of the nation's then-Western frontier. Each general store below is, or was, a thriving cornerstone of its…...