In Massachusetts, Revolutionary War reenactors gathered on the 250th anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the first battles of the War for Independence.

Thousands of people from all over flocked to Lexington and Concord on Saturday, taking in reenactments of the first fights of ...

A free outdoor interpretive program will be held today, Sunday and Monday at 8:30 p.m. on the courthouse steps across from ...

But even though I have a hard time envisioning these historic events occurring in my hometown as it is today, sometimes when ...

For years, author Robert L. Thompson heard fellow historians rave about the jazzy exterior wall designs of South Jersey’s 18th-century patterned brick farmhouses. These geometric arrangements of ...

Beyond the cheesesteak universe, their Reuben sandwiches deserve special recognition – piled high with corned beef on rye ...

Rick’s Cheese Steak Shop has become the unlikely destination for sandwich pilgrims throughout Virginia, with some devotees driving hours just to experience what many swear is the best cheesesteak ...

Boston may have lit the fuse, but Philly is where the Revolution really went down. Caught in the middle of all the fury and ...

George Washington patented 10,900 acres along the Kanawha River in what is now Mason County, West Virginia. What started off ...

The state of West Virginia’s “Lost Colony” historic marker stands near a large, flat tract of cropland along the Kanawha River at the junction of the U.S. 35 Connector and Old U.S. 35 near Beech Hill, ...

April 9 marks the 160th anniversary of the day America’s Civil War ended when General Lee surrendered to General Grant at the ...

This month sees the official launch of the Revolutionary War commemorations — the beginning of a year-and-a-half-long celebration leading up to next year’s Semiquincentennial. And the (mostly ...