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Sheep at Colonial Williamsburg on a sunny day.
19th century

Little Lambs, Big Back Story

Originally smuggled into the American colonies, the Leicester Longwool sheep went extinct here during the rise of Merino wool. Then Colonial Williamsburg brought it baaa-ck.
Arden, New York

Clove Furnace

A 19th-century blast furnace that played a big role in the area’s industrial development.
West Virginia

Greenbrier Ghost of Sam Black Church

Here lies Zona, whose ghostly testimony led to her husband’s murder conviction.
Alderson, West Virginia

Alderson’s Store

You can still shop in one of West Virginia’s oldest stores.
Parkersburg, West Virginia

The (Haunted) Blennerhassett Hotel

The oldest hotel in West Virginia is reportedly frequented by ghosts.
Huntington, West Virginia

Heritage Farm Museum & Village

Step back in time to explore 19th-century Appalachian life, from blacksmiths to Model Ts.
Portumna, Ireland

Irish Workhouse Centre

A well-preserved, 19th-century Irish workhouse recounts a grim time in the country’s history.
<em>Approaching Storm</em> by German landscape painter Julius Bergmann shows a cowherd bringing his animals to shelter.
science

Can Thunderstorms Spoil Milk?

The answer eluded scientists for centuries.
Andrew Coletti July 30, 2024
Robert Hellyer's book explains how America's taste in tea shifted over time.
food

Japanese Green Tea Once Fueled the Midwest

It's a forgotten moment in American beverage history.
Andrew Coletti April 25, 2024
Nacka, Sweden

Pilt Carin Ersdotter Statue

A sculpture of a woman so beautiful she got arrested for it.
Fireflies glow along Japan's Hino River some 450 miles west of Tokyo.
insects

How A ‘Firefly Course’ Is Saving Japan’s Favorite Glowing Insect

At the Moriyama City Firefly Forest Museum, nurturing Genji fireflies comes with homework.
Shoshi Parks July 25, 2023
The Cincinnati home of Quaker and abolitionist Levi Coffin, seen here around 1905, was a stop on the Underground Railroad.
subterranean

The Underground Railroad Was the Ultimate Conspiracy to Southern Enslavers

And justified the most extreme responses.
Colin Dickey July 11, 2023
A circular central garden is surrounded by Korean-style buildings
Gwangju, South Korea

Lee Jang-woo's House

This traditional home is a rare example of 19th-century Korean architecture.
Longfellow House is a stately manor on Brattle Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts, owned by the literary family for nearly 130 years. It was also used as a headquarters by George Washington during the Revolutionary War.
literature

Preserving the LGBTQ Legacy of One of America's Most Historic Homes

Boston’s Longfellow House was a 19th-century refuge.
Anya Gruber June 26, 2023
Pune, India

Zero Stone of Pune

One in a series of historical markers from the massive 19th-century undertaking to map all of India.
Clowns in American circuses were once considered a form of adult entertainment.
19th century

Today's Creepy Clowns Have Roots in Bawdy and Crass 19th-Century Circuses

Pennywise, Art the Clown, and other modern, face-painted menaces recall an era when their kind were strictly adults-only entertainers.
Madeline Steiner October 31, 2022
objects of intrigue

Was This Letter Written by Sherlock Holmes?

If you are “Playing the Game,” the answer is elementary.
April White September 15, 2022
On March 3, 1913, thousands of women marched along Pennsylvania Avenue, one of the earliest protest marches in the nation's capital.
politics

Mary Edwards Walker and the Queer Suffragists Who Changed History

They wore pants, advocated for free love, and refused to back down.
Sarah Durn July 20, 2022