160 years after the American Civil War, we are hearing again about the Lost Cause of the Confederacy. The statues may be gone, by the Lost Cause survives.
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The Fast and Fierce Life of the Pony Express
There are few images more American than of the famous Pony Express. In just 9-10 days, young riders carried the mail by horseback over 1,966 miles from Missouri to California.
The Forgotten Sultana Riverboat Disaster
More souls died on the Riverboat Sultana than the RMS Titanic!
Podcast: Remember the Sultana! The Civil War Disaster
More souls died during the Riverboat Sultana disaster than on the RMS Titanic! The Sultana disaster on the Mississippi River during the U.S. Civil War is in fact, the worst maritime disaster in U.S. history. So why is it such a forgotten piece of Americana, with no historical site or Hollywood film? Everyone remembers theContinue reading “Podcast: Remember the Sultana! The Civil War Disaster”
The Mahanoy Plane – the Mother of all Inclined Railroads
In the Coal Mining Region of Pennsylvania, Appalachian valleys from Harrisburg to Scranton contain prized veins of hard, black Anthracite coal. From the Civil War to the 1940’s, coal was the undisputed King of Fuels in the United States and the world. For Schuylkill County, there was one big problem, getting all that precious black coal,Continue reading “The Mahanoy Plane – the Mother of all Inclined Railroads”