At the time of its incorporation, Westmont was the home of rolling prairie and vast swaths of farmla... more

Tustin is said to be a bit of calm in the storm that is the robust Southern California lifestyle. Ju... more

, the area’s only Revolutionary War veteran, and the town’s World War I monument, believed to be the first World War I...... more

Ringed by bluffs, prairie, and the wide, flowing Wisconsin River, the two communities of Sauk City a... more

in 1921, employed 500 men and closed in 1949. Community events are still held at the historic Triangle. Waukee s first...... more

Founded in 1868, Altoona was once just a small town on the prairie--at least until the planes, train... more

For John F. Ankeny and his wife, Sarah, the 80-acre tract they purchased in 1874 was perfect for the... more

With images from the Connellsville Historical Area Society’s archives and private collections, encounter the hidden...... more

Juliet, was built for the workers constructing the Illinois and Michigan Canal. For 100 years, farming was the area’s...... more

The Hayward area is a region in California made up of a city, Hayward, and two unincorporated towns, San Lorenzo and...... more

This pictorial history continues the story of the Mahanoy area, a community located at the heart of the Pennsylvania...... more

sources, Mansfield became known as the "Gem of the Ozarks." Early settlers that were drawn to the area established local...... more

life with down-home community spirit. From the ongoing rebirth of the historic downtown business district to the evolution...... more

tracks of wagon wheels. Eager settlers poured in from the East, and the Brighton area exploded with fertile farms and...... more

hands a few times and is now the oldest continuously operating business in Walkertown. ?The Walkertown Area Historical...... more

, and Santa Fe Railway purchased land from Elizabeth Bullock Huling and laid tracks that went to Kansas City. Area ranchers...... more

Tustin’s big early loss was in many ways its salvation. Founding father Columbus Tustin’s real estat... more

Sun City, Arizona, the nation’s first master-planned, active-adult retirement community, reinvented ... more

Typically a village begins when individuals and families decide to settle in a place, build homes, s... more

Between 1853 and 1964, on the western shore of what is now the city of Hayward, there existed a smal... more

Ogemaw County, which got its name from the Chippewa chief Ke-ke-to, was organized in 1840, and in 18... more

city named in Stewart’s honor. The area Stewart settled was known for its rich, fertile soil, its abundant timber stands...... more

Southern California’s hidden treasure lies in the San Jacinto Mountains. Capped by the last 10,000-f... more

Historic Milford is situated along the Little Miami River, one of the primary reasons settlers in this area flourished...... more

collections of the Beaches Area Historical Society, Captain Jack introduces the history of the people who settled the Beaches area...... more

. News outlets emphasized the business potential from both mining interests in the area and agricultural development once the...... more

developed by David D. Bohannon. This tract, San Lorenzo Village, helped swell the population of this unincorporated area...... more

Situated on the south shore of Lake Superior, the Gogebic Iron Range of Michigan and Wisconsin exude... more

Camano Island is one of dozens of islands in Puget Sound once covered with immense stands of Douglas... more

In this second volume of Hanover, the trials, tribulations, and celebrations of the area are presented through...... more

Hanover has been an industrious town since it was laid out by Richard McAllister in 1763. Early craf... more

Prior to the 1870s, DuBois was a forest settlement with only a handful of families living in the area. John DuBois...... more

The Mahanoy area in Schuylkill County is the heart of the anthracite coal region. It is quintessentially defined by...... more

In the nineteenth century, Oakland was both a bustling industrial village and a rural farming commun... more

today. Drawing on the California Area Historical Society s extensive collection of old newspapers, municipal documents, and...... more

This visual history of Richmond depicts the area from its beginning as four small, individual communities: Beebe’s...... more