History spans a wide period of time. Finding information about historical events online is tricky. Cut down your search time significantly by checking out the nicely themed sites listed below.
Original purpose of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western was to bring Scranton to the world. In the process, it became a major trunkline. It was a very important link for commuters in New Jersey. Lackawanna had a 34-mile branch to Ithaca. It ran between Owego on the DL&W main line and the college town of Ithaca on Cayuga Lake. It had important branches to Utica and to Syracuse to Oswego. It even had a branch to the resort community of Richfield Springs.
There are many train stations in Connecticut. Some have been rebuilt. Some are no longer used and have been converted to other uses. Some have restaurants in them or close by. Some even have trains stopping at them. Find out about them. We have a lot of their pictures too.
Here are some of the abandoned railroads in the United States: New York, Adirondacks, New England, Mid West. Lots of great history about these old former railroads.
The official web site for the Winslow Genealogical & Historical Society of Winslow Township, NJ. Information on meetings, events, projects, and history of the township.
Biographies of several important individuals connected to railroads or mass transit: George Alpert, Robert Young, John W. Barriger, Van Swerigen brothers, Robert Moses.
We are a group of individuals and families that have a love for history, research, and "living" the history. Our group has approximately 20 men at arms, and 15 women and children, based in the St Louis, MO, 8 men in Ontario, 2 in Vermont and 12 in Chicago.
Tales of the Immortal Night: the Greek Myths of the Constellations and Photographs of the Galaxies takes you on a magical odyssey of the cosmos. With the epic sagas of ancient Greece and tours of the Hubble Deep Space Telescope photographs, your relationship to the night sky will be transformed forever.
The Maybrook Line was important to New England before the advent of Penn Central and before the Poughkeepsie Bridge burned. This piece of the railroad carried freight from Maybrook Yard, across the Poughkeepsie Bridge to Hopewell Junction where it joined a line from Beacon. The railroad then went to Brewster, then Danbury, and finally to Cedar Hill Yard in New Haven. See the effects of this fire on Eastern Railroading. Follow progress on the new WalkWay Over the Hudson.
This site is primarily dedicated to promoting my articles on Italian-American historical figures. Other topics are posted, too, but they're for fun. Please visit and comment on my articles. Many have been published both nationally and regionally.
The New York Central Railroad's Castleton Cutoff, Hudson River Connecting Railroad, railroads around Albany, bridges across the Hudson River, and the Selkirk Rail Yard. Plus Just Around the Corner by Bertrande H. Snell.
Berdan Sharpshooters are devoted to history and education. Reenacting throughout Oregon and Washington, the sharpshooters also participate in community events to promote history preservation and community outreach. Site features Photo Album, Forum and history of Sgt. Luther Grover Davis of Company D, 2nd U.S. Sharpshooters.
Page perso de Mrugala Fabrice, informations sur l'histoire (antique, medievale, moderne, renaissance, ...) et sur les religions et mythologies anciennes.
