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Albany Historic Places

The Historic Cherry Valley Turnpike for a fall color ride

  • Cherry Valley Turnpike
  • October 2, 2010
The Great Cherry Valley Turnpike is mentioned in many early accounts of New York State. This highway crossed the early state of New York running...
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The Great Tom Collins Hoax

  • Cocktail History
  • July 26, 2011
The now infamous Tom Collins cocktailoriginated with a practical joke circa 1874. Along the lines of “Who is John Galt?” people...
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National Trust for Historic Preservation Names 11 Most Endangered Places

The National Trust for Historic Preservation unveiled the 2011 list of America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places®, an annual list that...
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“Big Daddy” not solemn as a totem

  • totem poles
  • June 7, 2011
Totem poles tell a remarkable story and when it comes down to it, they’re downright extraordinary. They’re a visual map of their...
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History’s juiciest medical experiments

Hospitals are generally viewed as places of respite. As much as they’re meant to heal the sick and treat the wounded, however, they have also...
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Heaven aint a lot like Dixie: Hank Williams and the Grand Ole Oprey

When comes down to it, of all the stages sprawled from sea to shining sea, the Grand Ole Oprey in Nashville, Tennessee, is the fairest in the land....
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Fort Lawton riot trial hung em’ high

In addition to the lynching of an inmate, the riot between African American GIs and Italian Prisoners of War (P.O.W.s) that occurred in Seattle on...
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The Army race riot that wasn't

On August 14, 1944, a gaggle of African American G.I.s stationed at Fort Lawton decided to blow off a little steam before deploying to the Pacific...
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Nazi tears, racial fears, and crushed Italian dreams

Fort Lawton’s story is one of pride, regret, and punctuated violence. This decaying garrison in Washington is not made historic by some mere...
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Yes, Virginia, there is a buried treasure.

Arrr! History’s love affair with pirates presumably ignited at the same time as the very term was coined: mere moments after it dawned on...
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