Throughout history, New York City has played an important strategic role in many historic wars. The remnants of those conflicts can be found all over the five boroughs in the form of forts, cannons, ...
All my life I've wanted to sing (and look) like Joan Jett (she stood in line behind me once at the A&P) or, more recently, Florence Welch (Florence and the Machine) or Gracie Lawrence. Downtown ...
The Blockhouse was one of many fortifications built in New York City during the War of 1812 to protect against British attack. Assuming that the British would attack from the harbor, New Yorkers ...
The sleepy Free State town of Springfontein once bustled madly during the South African War. Railway lines from Cape Town, Gqeberha (then Port Elizabeth) and East London all met here on their way to ...
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MIFFLIN – South Park's historic Blockhouse may soon become part of a small village. The same group of volunteers that completed the Blockhouse restoration in 2010 in South Park in Mansfield is ...