The Invention of the Telephone
How Did People Communicate Before Telephone Before the telephone, communication over distances was slow and often unreliable. For most of history, people relied on methods…
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Chill at Hyppo’s Gourmet Popsicles – St Augustine
Walking the charming cobblestone streets of St Augustine in the hot Florida sun, the heat sort of clings to you like an overzealous relative. Turning…
Cobbs Creek Golf Course, where the races played side by side in Harmony
Cobbs Creek Golf Course, established in 1916 in Philadelphia, is one of the city’s most historic and celebrated public golf courses. It was groundbreaking for…
The Tesla Dealership with Massive Inventory – Lawrence Township, NJ
Tesla Dealership This is an amazing Tesla Dealership, just off of Route 1 in Lawrence Township, in New Jersey. This dealership does not just have…
America’s First Wax Museum Potters in St Augustine
Gathering together with a group of old friends on a bright and humid day in St Augustine, we found ourselves searching for a place to…
Cobscook Bay: Where the Tides Shape the Land and Life
ALERT! The park is temporarily closed for in-process infrastructure improvements Nature’s Wild Rhythm on Route 1’s Edge In Maine’s easternmost corner, just off Route 1,…
Richmond’s Game-Changing Transit System
In 1888, Richmond, Virginia became home to the first successful electric streetcar system in the world. Designed by inventor Frank J. Sprague, the Richmond Union…
The Rise of Rock in the Village at Cafe Wha?
On a chilly evening in Greenwich Village, the glow of neon signs spilled onto McDougal Street, humming with life. Tucked beneath the modest awning that…
The Legendary White Horse Tavern in New York
In what was originally a saloon for Irish longshoreman in 1880. became a cultural hub for the Bohemian crowd in the 1950s and 60s. It…
The Invention of the Portable Hand-Held Electric Drill
Duncan Black and Alonzo Decker invented the portable hand-held electric drill in their small machine shop on South Calvert Street near Baltimore’s inner harbor area,…