The Custom House

Inside this impressive building were the offices of the United States Customs Service collectors, inspectors, and other officials. It was here that ship’s captains and owners paid duties on imported goods, ordinarily about 5% of their value.

Before the passage of ...

Where There's a Mill...

In the years before the American Revolution, Edward Musgrove saw his land as the perfect location for a gristmill. The nearby Enoree River provided power for the mill, and demand was high among Backcountry residents for means to grind their ...

African Americans and the Waterfront

Richmond Riverfront

African Americans and the waterfront

The Richmond waterfront is steeped in African American history. From the early days when Richmond was a colonial trading post, free, indentures, and enslaved African Americans lived and worked in the area. Later, the Richmond ...

The First Academy of Richmond County

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One block east on Bay Street was opened as a

boys' classicial school on April 12, 1785. Here

President George Washington attended

examinations in 1791. The buildings housed the

General Assembly of Georgia when Augusta

was the capital, the Federal ...

The Center of Industry in 18th and 19th Century Richmond

Her, beside the Falls of the James River, the foundation of Richmond's industry and commerce was built. The canal was the vital artery of transportation and the source of water power that nurtured industry's growth. Grain, hides, tobacco, cotton, wood, ...

The Potts Family Burial Ground

Historic Pottstown Walking Tour

From our earliest times, the cemeteries of Pottstown have been for the most part associated with churches. The original Sprogell burying ground was an exception, as was that of the Potts, Rutter and Hobart families (although this ...

Mile Stones of the old National Pike

Looking more like an ancient tombstone, the stone marker at the bottom of the hill before you, tucked inside the guardrail, was once used to denote mileage to Baltimore along the Baltimore and Frederick-Town Turnpike, also known as the old ...

On The Bloomington Road / The Clark Neighborhood

On the Bloomington Road

The Fort Clark Road, later known as the Bloomington or State Road, was an important artery for commerce between Danville and Urbana. The road was first approved in 1826 by the Illinois Assembly. It was the first ...

We Began Firing At Will: The 111th New York Regiment

"We went below and formed in line of battle and laid down on our arms. Sleep was out of the question but of course, human nature will succumb and drowsiness was general among the boys. It must have been nine ...

In Memory of the First Settlers of Hartford

In Memory of the First

Settlers of Hartford

Jeremy Adams • Matthew Allyn • Francis Andrews • William Andrews • John Arnold • Andrew Bacon • John Barnard • Thomas Barnes • Robert Bartlett • John Baysey • Thomas Beale • Nathaniel ...