Roswell was home to a number of textile mills in the 19th century that began producing Confederate military uniforms after the Civil War broke out. When Union troops arrived on their March to the Sea, ...

the factory evokes the turn of the 19th century, when the U.S. emerged as an industrial giant and this nostalgic, persistent woolen mill arrived on the banks of the Cannon River. Back when the ...

Queen Street Mill Textile Museum in Burnley is the only surviving 19th Century steam-powered weaving mill in the world but closed in 2016 for three years due to financial constraints. It is among ...

The influx of laborers required to operate mills during the early 1800s are responsible for shaping the culturally diverse population of the city.

Wakes Week was a hugely popular annual holiday in Lancashire during the late 19th and 20th centuries, giving working-class families a break from their daily lives ...

A real-life drama played out on Dartmoor during the course of last year. Rita Webber, a widow, finds herself obliged to put her family farmhouse up for auction. In the following weeks she ...

Historian Rosemary Wakeman documents the economic transformation of Bombay, London and Shanghai through the life of 20th ...

This unsung Georgia state park is home to gorgeous forests, historical ruins, and the set from a popular Hollywood movie ...

Once derelict and forgotten, Wakefield's Rutland Mills have been transformed into a thriving hub for the music industry ...

A survey revealed the best places to live in England and Wales in 2024 - and the top 10 list was filled with stunning ...

Nestled among rowhouses in a residential neighborhood, the cemetery hearkens back to a time in the 19th century when German-speaking immigrants came to Roxborough to work in the paper and textile ...