From 1619 on, not long after the first settlement, the need for colonial labor was bolstered by the importation of African captives. At first, like their poor English counterparts, the Africans ...

Dotted throughout the Appalachian mountains, small and often remote towns have used the Appalachian Trail as an opportunity for economic renewal. Since the trail draws millions of visitors every ...

The James Madison Program is honored to be welcoming to Princeton University the eminent literary scholar, historian, film-maker, and public intellectual Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. of Harvard ...

states struggling to recover This map shows rainfall from Helene and in the days preceding the storm that combined to create disastrous flooding. Cities along the Blue Ridge Mountains, including ...

North Carolina, which was at one time combined with South Carolina to form a single territory, was one of the original 13 colonies and became the 12th state in 1789. It sent the most troops to ...

But 13 years later, Cauac Sky defeated 18 Rabbit in battle and sacrificed him, bringing Quiriguá independence and a rise to prominence that lasted until at least 810, the city's last recorded date.

Campaign In 1789, only 10 of the 13 original colonies voted in the election ... White settlers began to move inland, west of the Appalachian Mountains, where they confronted 100,000 Native Americans.

NORFOLK, Va. — Cold air damming, or "The Wedge," is a term meteorologists use when a high-pressure system is “wedged” up against the Appalachian Mountains. Let’s break down what a wedge does.

The state’s natural beauty stands out more for its valleys, rivers, lakes and mountains than its mere 13 miles of Atlantic Ocean coastline. Its highest peak, Mount Washington, stands at 6,288 ...

Just a short drive from Cooran or Pomona Village finds this exceptional dual living property offers so much more than just a place to call home. The current owners have masterfully transformed it ...