Rebel yells, Old West shootouts, a flooded mine: Attractions that came before Dollywood
Dollywood has been a Pigeon Forge fixture for 40 years - but the land the park occupies has been a tourist attraction for far longer than that.
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The Underground Railroad’s path through Lowell and St. Anne’s Episcopal Church
The city’s early history was inextricably linked to slavery through its many cotton mills where young women from rural New ...
Smithsonian Magazine26d
The Railroad Workers Behind the Civil Rights Movement
Lauren A. Degener, Marketing Content Manager, B&O Railroad Museum During the Civil War, trains became an integral part of transporting soldiers and materials for both sides. Railways expanded and ...
Pioneers & Soldiers Cemetery in Minneapolis named to Underground Railroad Network
The Pioneers & Soldiers Cemetery is the second site in Minnesota to receive the designation following Pilgrim Baptist Church ...
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History talk explores new view on cause of Civil War
There was a different twist on history during the March 6 First Thursday History Presentation at the Jamestown Public Library. Jamestown resident Jim Lutzweiler critiqued the book “The Demon of ...
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Rebel yells, Old West shootouts, a flooded mine: Attractions that came before Dollywood
Rebel Railroad opened in 1961 and featured an interactive Civil War-themed train ride where participants fought against Union troops. Rebel Railroad became Goldrush Junction in 1964, and later ...