From the Statesman archives: Railroad, freedom colonies changed Austin after Civil War
The International-Great Northern Railroad, which arrived in Austin on Dec. 28, 1876, was formed in 1873 by merging previously ...
Mifflin farmstead, an Underground Railroad, Civil War site, prepares to open this spring
An up and coming Underground Railroad and Civil War interpretive site, the Mifflin farmstead in Hellam Township observed ...
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Mifflin farmstead, an Underground Railroad, Civil War site, prepares to open this spring
An up and coming Underground Railroad and Civil War interpretive site ... who traces her roots in the United States back 200 years, spoke about members of her family who traveled the Underground ...
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B&O Railroad Museum offers journey through Black history in railroad industry
Inside the B&O Railroad Museum, you'll find centuries' worth of railroad history. Much of it is also Black history.
What is Cold Harbor on Severance? It could be tied to this major Civil War battle
The Battle of Cold Harbor was the Confederacy’s last major Civil War victory. Does it offer any insight into the mysterious ...
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Railroads of the American West provide the subjects, sounds and instruments in new musical performance
The rise of industrial capitalism after the American Civil War resulted in thousands of people ... two full days on abandoned, old, historic railroad sites,” says Rojas. After Galindo found ...
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Statewide Underground Railroad exhibit makes stop in Central Illinois
The Pontiac Public Library is hosting the month-long exhibition with special events scheduled for Feb. 11 and 22.