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A Boston textile heir spent 43 years and nearly his entire family fortune buying up land on a Maine island to give away — the parcels became Acadia, the first national park east of the Mississippi, and he died with almost nothing but the view
1+ hour, 29+ min ago (362+ words) George Bucknam Dorr belonged to exactly the class of American that does not, as a rule, die broke. Published September 13, 2026 · How we edit Where they summered, from his fifteenth year, was Mount Desert Island, on the coast of Maine. The…...
‘We got work to do’: Volunteers step up to mow and clean overgrown Guilford County cemetery
2+ hour, 17+ min ago (348+ words) Many graves once obscured by tall grass can now be seen at Piedmont Cemetery in Guilford County. Volunteers in Greensboro are working to mow and clean an overgrown and unregulated cemetery Piedmont Cemetery, otherwise known as Piedmont Memorial Park, is…...
25 years after 9/11, field of flags at Kennesaw Mountain serves as reminder
1+ week, 14+ hour ago (222+ words) A visual memorial and reminder 25 years after 9/11 is now in place in Cobb County: the field of flags at Kennesaw Mountain. Channel 2's Steve Gehlbach reported from Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park. In the field at the base of Kennesaw…...
Why a Manchester museum has removed its last mummy from display
22+ hour, 6+ min ago (827+ words) The mummified body of the woman named Asru has been placed back in its coffin The mummified body of an ancient Egyptian woman has been removed from a museum exhibition after more than 200 years on display as part of efforts…...
Famed photographer showcases South Carolina???s civil rights history
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (544+ words) When Dr. Robin White, a Washington, D.C., veterinarian, saw the hoodie last year, she immediately decided to bring her 92-year-old mother, Jean White, to the museum to meet Williams. She also wanted to see the museum before Williams relocates it to…...
Ten years ago, Hurricane Hermine made a direct hit on Tallahassee
1+ week, 4+ day ago (860+ words) The last direct hit from a hurricane on Florida's capital city occurred ten years ago overnight on Sept. 2 when Hurricane Hermine made landfall. Hermine crossed the coast near the Wakulla-Jefferson county line as a Category 1 storm and delivered a direct…...
The day that changed the world forever
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (787+ words) It's 25 years later as I sit writing this column on 9-11 and the events of that day and the ensuing emotions all come flooding back. The tears and the fears most certainly are there. So is the anger, the shock and…...
Horrifying Facts You Need To Know About The Roman Empire
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (725+ words) worldatlas.com The Roman Empire is remembered as one of the greatest civilizations in history. While true, this greatness came at a cost. Like most other formidable powers, there are many horrifying facts about Rome. Whether it's the Roman Republic's…...
Winfield Historical Society hosts Fall Program
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (161+ words) Southeast Iowa Union Lukie Carlson Barn with lumberyard in background in Winfield, Iowa The Winfield Historical Society will host their fall program on Sunday, Sept 13 at the VFW Building in Winfield at 2 p.m Our featured speaker will be Deann Haden,…...
'Biggest surprise of my life': Denmark's largest Viking Age silver hoard discovered in backyard
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (728+ words) The mundane work of clearing grass and stones in a backyard has led to the discovery of Denmark's largest known hoard of Viking Age silver. The finder, a man based in the northern Danish municipality of Rebild who wishes to…...