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America at 250: First railroad had immediate impact

EDITOR'S NOTE: This in one in a weekly series celebrating the history of America in observance of its 250th anniversary. It's very rare that we can say a nation was fundamentally different the day after a major construction project was completed from what it was the day before. But that's ...

Chaos in the run-up to Civil War

EditorÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ note: Information on the Civil War is well-known, but what about some of the factors that led to its start? This week, we examine some of those issues and how, after years of growing tensions, the nation went to war with itself. The seeds of the Antebellum period in the United ...

Scouts celebrate America’s 250th with ‘Light to Unite’

Members of Pack 1005 of the Laurel Highlands Boy Scouts on Friday took part in a special flag raising ceremony at the Crossroads Center in Washington, hoisting an American flag as part of the Scouts' "Lite to Unite" celebration, marking America's 250th anniversary. As part of Lite to Unite, ...

The National Road connected a young nation

EditorÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Note: With new settlements being established in the Northwest Territory, leaders of the still young United States tackled another issue — how to link cities in the east with new opportunities in the west. This happened through an act of Congress creating what came to be known as ...

Expansion of new nation started with trip along Ohio River

EditorÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ note: It is impossible to tell the story of the nation without telling the story of the Ohio River Valley. Long before interstate highways and railroads, it was the rivers that served as the young nationÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ first true highway westward. In many ways, the journey chronicled this ...

Seven Ranges survey changed the country

Info box Seven Ranges surveyors who Thomas Hutchins in mapping Seven Ranges Brev. Brigadier General Benjamin Tupper (Massachusetts) Lt. William W. Morris (New York) Capt. Absalom Martin (New Jersey) Lt. Col. Isaac Sherman (Connecticut) James Simpson (Maryland) Dr. Robert Johnston ...