Top: The Glengesh Pass, Donegal, Ireland The top of Glengesh Pass in Donegal, Ireland is breathtaking. You’re in one of the most remote corners of … [Read more...] about On the abandoned village of Port, in Donegal Ireland … wind swept, wet and wild, the folklore of Irish music and the ideal place to go drowning
Historic Towns and Villages
Some towns and cities reek of history. New York City has history literally stacked on top of history. Other towns are like stepping back into time … from the curated Colonial Williamsburg, to the towns where the twentieth century was just slow to show up. Nearly all towns and cities have their history, if you know where to look.
Yorktown Ghost Stories: Colonial era ghosts still haunt the streets of this landmark village of the American Revolution
The Nelson House is an imposing edifice by anyone's standards. Three stories tall and on a hill overlooking the York River, the house was believed to … [Read more...] about Yorktown Ghost Stories: Colonial era ghosts still haunt the streets of this landmark village of the American Revolution
Piracy in Charleston, S.C.: The adoption of the gentleman pirate, Stede Bonnet
Top: White Point Garden, The Battery, Charleston, South Carolina Charleston, South Carolina has a colorful history related to pirates. The pirate … [Read more...] about Piracy in Charleston, S.C.: The adoption of the gentleman pirate, Stede Bonnet
The real mystery of Long Island’s Shep Jones Lane
Shep Jones Lane is notorious for being considered one of Long Island's most haunted spots. The road begins paved before petering out, leaving one … [Read more...] about The real mystery of Long Island’s Shep Jones Lane
Concerning the Battle of Setauket: a tale of two churches, a minor battle in the American Revolution and the village green today
The 19th century artist William Sydney Mount came from Setauket, and would return back frequently to paint there, claiming it had the best light … [Read more...] about Concerning the Battle of Setauket: a tale of two churches, a minor battle in the American Revolution and the village green today
Einstein at the Belvedere on Long Island
The Belvedere, c. 1860, Peconic, Suffolk County, North Fork of Long Island, New York. Click here to view larger and more images from the east end of … [Read more...] about Einstein at the Belvedere on Long Island
In old Charleston, the historic and haunted are around every corner
The slogan for Charleston, South Carolina is "where history lives." This is true. The layers of Charleston history are laid out side by side, rather … [Read more...] about In old Charleston, the historic and haunted are around every corner
A Field Guide to visiting Salem, Massachusetts: From Witches to the Maritimes, to literary fame, a history lover’s dream
I'll admit it, the first time I saw the sign announcing that I had arrived in Salem, I got chills up my spine. The Salem witch hunt was a real-life … [Read more...] about A Field Guide to visiting Salem, Massachusetts: From Witches to the Maritimes, to literary fame, a history lover’s dream
Return to Sleepy Hollow, from an essay by Washington Irving
Sleepy Hollow, a remembrance by Washington Irving is a short article which first appeared in the Knickerbocker Magazine in 1839. Unlike Irving's more … [Read more...] about Return to Sleepy Hollow, from an essay by Washington Irving
Historic attractions, shipwrecks and solitude on Cape Cod
Many things come to mind when you mention Cape Cod - JFK walking the beach at his summer White House at Hyannisport, a getaway for the well-to-do, the … [Read more...] about Historic attractions, shipwrecks and solitude on Cape Cod
Historical attractions in Gotham City: A gin-soaked stroll through New York City’s Manhattan Island
For nearly eight years, I lived only an hour's train ride to New York City. Yet I seldom visited there, and developed a true love/hate relationship … [Read more...] about Historical attractions in Gotham City: A gin-soaked stroll through New York City’s Manhattan Island
South Carolina’s Low Country: A Jimmy Buffet lifestyle meets the old South
People call it the lowcountry, or low country, and it's made up of the coastal lands south of Charleston, South Carolina, including Beaufort, … [Read more...] about South Carolina’s Low Country: A Jimmy Buffet lifestyle meets the old South
Newbury and Newburyport, Massachusetts: Early American history and historical attractions from the colonial era in an enchanted New England landscape
Top: Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm, circa 1695, Newbury, Essex county, Massachusetts.Newbury reminds me of the west of Ireland. You come into Newbury via … [Read more...] about Newbury and Newburyport, Massachusetts: Early American history and historical attractions from the colonial era in an enchanted New England landscape
Gloucester, Massachusetts: America’s Oldest Seaport
Top: Fisherman's Memorial Cenotaph (Man at the Wheel Statue), Gloucester, Cape Ann, Wessex County, Massachusetts.Before Boston and Salem, there was … [Read more...] about Gloucester, Massachusetts: America’s Oldest Seaport
The Pursuit of Ichabod Crane, from the Legend of Sleepy Hollow, by Washington Irving
Writing in an introduction from a reprinting of the story in 1996, Henry Steiner, Village Historian of Sleepy Hollow states that "At the close of his … [Read more...] about The Pursuit of Ichabod Crane, from the Legend of Sleepy Hollow, by Washington Irving
