Israel How Browne, also known as Israel Howe Browne, lived at 71 Concord St. He was known to allow escaped slaves to sleep in ...

The North Jersey home built by the founders of Scranton, Pennsylvania and home to an accomplished musician, on the market for $1.15 million.

The McKinley Tariff of 1890 raised import duties to nearly 50% on average, up from around 38% previously. As the House Ways and Means Committee chairman, McKinley argued that high tariffs were ...

From luxury heritage routes to routine service passing through extraordinary scenery, here are 19 of our favorite rail ...

Dating to the 1890s, this Shingle Style dwelling in Larchmont, New York, was designed by an architect known for his 19th ...

Trains were so dangerous that many railways supported hospitals along their routes. As train travel expanded in the latter part of the 19th century, railroad companies built or helped fund hospitals ...

In the early 20th century, deadly conditions on the job killed thousands of US workers yearly. Railways and mines were dangerous, but so were factories and mills. Photos from the era show just how ...

READY TO FIGHT The new products of modern technology mark a radical departure from the 19th century, when railroads held U.S. transportation in virtual monopoly, and the public could be damned.