The "Lost Neighborhood"

In the 1970s, construction of the new Interstate 110 corridor uprooted the east side community.

Known as the Lost Neighborhood, the construction dispersed residents of the east side throughout Pensacola. Unfortunately, as a result of the corridor expansion, Pensacola lost ...

The McCarty Neighborhood

William Scott and Frances Brown McCarty began laying out a neighborhood here in 1927. By 1950, influential Dalton residents had established one of the city’s earliest subdivisions. McCarty residents pioneered and maintained the Dalton carpet and textile industry whose products ...

The Underground Railroad in Lincoln's Neighborhood

The Underground Railroad refers to the efforts of enslaved African Americans to gain their freedom by escaping bondage. Acts of self-emancipation made runaways "fugitives" according to the laws of the time. While most began and completed their journeys unassisted, each ...

Politics in the Neighborhood

Just Imagine!

On August 8, 1860, an exuberant political rally parade passed by the Lincoln home, including:

180 train cars of Lincoln supporters

28 oxen pulling a mammoth wagon

21 Wide Awake Clubs (groups of young pro-Lincoln men)

10 decorated caravans of ladies

1 full ...

The Huntridge Neighborhood

Las Vegas' first tract subdivision, the Huntridge neighborhood was erected between 1941 and 1944 on land purchased in the 1920s by international businessman Leigh Hunt. After his death in 1931, Hunt's widow sold off large chunks of land. In December ...

The Neighborhood

Prominent places in the colonial landscape

Accotink Village:

The town of Accotink was started as a 17th century meeting place. During the colonial period a gristmill and racetrack were located here.

Pohick Church:

Truro Parish was established in 1732 for Virginians north of the ...

On The Bloomington Road / The Clark Neighborhood

On the Bloomington Road

The Fort Clark Road, later known as the Bloomington or State Road, was an important artery for commerce between Danville and Urbana. The road was first approved in 1826 by the Illinois Assembly. It was the first ...

The Oak Tree Neighborhood

Oak Tree Pond Historic Park

The Oak Tree neighborhood is named for the large oak tree which stood at the Oak Tree Corner. A market was located here during the Colonial era.

It was through this crossroads during the Revolutionary War that ...

The Lower Depot Neighborhood / The Frederick Brick Works

(North Facing Side): The Lower Depot Neighborhood

The railroad transformed 19th century America, facilitating long-distance travel and the efficient transfer of raw materials to factories and agricultural and manufactured goods to markets. For Frederick this transformation began in 1831 when the ...

The Neighborhood / Mysterious Departures

The Neighborhood

You can see Montezuma Castle and Castle A from here. If you look closely at the Cliffside, you might spot other ledges and caves used by the Sinagua.

The Sinagua people who made their homes here may have been a ...