An opera about the Underground Railroad has interesting ties to Lexington and one of its greatest basketball players.

For February, also known as Black History Month, we visited the Belpre Historical Society to see the Underground Railroad Exhibit.

PONTIAC — Within its first decade of operation, the Underground Railroad was estimated to have helped about 100,000 enslaved ...

Enslaved fugitives referred to the Ohio River as the River Jordan. It was a metaphor for freedom like the Israelites’ flight from slavery in Egypt through the parted waters of the Red Sea. Except the ...

In May 1973, the Renick House entered in the National Historic Places by the National Park Service, U.S Department of the ...

Of the three main types, the grand total of geared steam locomotives built in the U.S. topped out at around 4,500. Despite ...

The National Museum of African American History and Culture is the world’s largest museum dedicated to African-American history and culture. It’s one of the most visited museums in the United States, ...

Authentic charm, amazing festivals and outdoor adventures make West Virginia the ideal “cliché-free” destination groups are looking for — and now, it’s easier to get to than ever.

Five of the six states viewed by the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee as the most vulnerable to Republican advances lie in the Rust Belt.

The Royal Oak Planning Commission on Tuesday night voted 6-1 to recommend the proposed Sheetz location at West 14 Mile Road ...

Lincoln was a crony capitalist on economic policy, advocating protectionist tariffs, corporate welfare for railroad ...