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Family TravelHistoryWest Virginia
Prickett’s Fort offers peek into the past
by Ana Eastepby Ana EastepBy Gina Gallucci-White Prickett’s Fort was built in 1774 as a way to avoid Native American war parties. Nestled next to the merger of Prickett’s Creek and the Monongahela River …
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Art & CultureHistoryRomantic GetawaySouth CarolinaVenues
Venture back in time at Atalaya Castle
by Ana Eastepby Ana Eastepby Gina Gallucci-White The United States is a relatively young country and doesn’t have much of the historic architecture of older nations, such as castles (excluding Disney World and Disneyland). …
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Art & CultureFamily TravelHistoryNorth Carolina
Step back in time at Oconaluftee Indian Village
by Ana Eastepby Ana Eastepby Gina Gallucci-White At Oconaluftee Indian Village in North Carolina, guests are transported back into the 1760s as they watch the Cherokee lifestyle and history come alive through interactive experiences. …
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Family TravelHistoryNational ParksPennsylvaniaVirginia
Explore Presidential History Beyond Washington, D.C.
by Ana Eastepby Ana EastepPhotos and Words By Shuan Butcher The District of Columbia was not the nation’s first capital. Technically, there were eight cities carried the designation before that city, albeit most of …
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HistoryLuxury TravelMarylandPennsylvaniaPlaces to StayResortsRomantic GetawayVenuesVirginia
Lovely Historic Hotels to Rest Your Head in the Mid-Atlantic
by Ana Eastepby Ana EastepPhoto and Words By Shuan Butcher Historic hotels provide travelers with a great way to connect to the local community’s sense of place, the unique architecture and ambiance that is …
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Family TravelHistoryMarylandMuseumsSolo TravelVirginiaWashington, DC
Women’s History Sites to Visit in the DMV
by Ana Eastepby Ana EastepBy Shuan Butcher Women have played a critical role in our nation’s history. And some significant women have lived and worked in the greater DMV region (District of Columbia, Maryland …
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by Shuan Butcher When thoughts turn to ghosts and ghouls, there’s really no better place to visit and explore than Salem, Mass. Infamous for the Salem Witch Trials of 1692, …
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DestinationsHistoric Destinations & MuseumsHistoryMaryland
Hundreds of years of icy fun in Frederick
by Ana Eastepby Ana EastepJacob Englebrecht, Frederick city diarist, mayor, tailor and town observer noted the following in his journal during the winter of 1875: “We have had very severe weather, plenty of ice. …
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DestinationsFamily TravelHistoryPennsylvania
Celebrating Independence in the City of Brotherly Love
by Ana Eastepby Ana EastepBy Shuan Butcher The one city that is synonymous with our independence from Great Britain is Philadelphia. It was there, in July 1776, where the Declaration of Independence was adopted. …
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By Shuan Butcher Recently, I had Georgia on my mind. Not the Ray Charles version, but the Jimmy Carter one. And a trip to two Georgia towns helped me learn …