There’s no doubt that railroads played a pivotal role in the industrialization of the nation, allowing for unprecedented growth and prosperi...

“Trees are the best monuments that a man can erect to his own memory. They speak his praises without flattery, and they are blessings to chi...

Stokes Monument Edward A. Stokes (1869-1939), son of Trenton photographer Edward H. Stokes, was a lawyer, author and poet. He was also th...

Peter G. Curtin and his pioneering lunch wagon Born on October 17, 1859, in Brooklyn, N.Y., Peter G. Curtin was the son of a New York Ci...

Gathering at community parks to watch balloon ascensions was once a favorite national pastime. At Cochran Park on Morris Island in the Delaw...