It is startling to realize that, only a generation after the end of brutal wars with indigenous peoples, there was a large market for romantic
If you were in school a very long time ago, you may recall when charts (or maps) showing natural resources included a category of “Naval
Miss Emma Bowes worked at the E. C. Nichols Company in Bangor, Maine. Bangor is large city and port in east-central Maine. Bangor is not
Mr. James Stansbury lived in Coney Island, a peninsula extending into New York Bay in southern Brooklyn. Since the mid 19th century, the area was
Miss Bessie Duglass (also, Douglas) lived in Anselma, a populated place in Chester County of southeast Pennsylvania. Anselma was an early European settlement and retains
The area of Mineral Springs, in Reading, has a fascinating history. A textile mill was established there in the very early 19th century, but it
It is not hard to find early postcard photographs of the boulevard that winds up the side of Mount Penn in Reading, Pennsylvania. This is