The distance from Burlington to Coal Harbor was between 60 and 65 miles. The mail route between the two locations “followed the old stage road across Wolf and Snake Creeks, then in a northwesterly direction, to the present site of Garrison, where it picked up the James Johnson ox trail, ...
After the mail route between Villard and Washburn was ended in July, 1886, other arrangements were soon made to provide mail services to Mouse River Valley residents. The link between McLean County and the Mouse River Valley was kept up, when a new route was established between Coal Harbor and ...
According to those familiar with the subject, Moses took a shining to Zipporah at a local watering hole after which she invited him to dinner at her folk’s house. Despite meeting his future in-laws, they were married anyway and had two sons. Then God sent Moses on a business trip to Egypt to ...
The way we build things, the way we travel, the way we protect ourselves, the way we are able to save and extend lives and the way we explore could not have happened without the efforts of some of the great American innovators of the 20th century. From Henry Ford, who helped to make Detroit ...
The term “influencers” is a topic of discussion mentioned these days. Guess I’m just old fashioned. When I hear that word, Bad Bunny (55 million followers) or MrBeast (with 634 million) don’t come to mind. I instead think of those I’m close to — that help create “the good ...
America would not be the nation it is today without its vast stores of natural resources. Coal, timber, oil and natural gas have fueled America for generations. More than two decades ago, a first-of-its-kind natural gas well was drilled in the hills of Washington County, Pa., tapping into a ...
