Historic Times and Places

Travel America's Byways® and discover the story of America's past. Find evidence of indigenous civilizations and follow the trails forged by the early settlers.

History on the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway
Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway - (South Carolina)

From sparkling, clear lakes and streams to rolling green hills covered in lush vegetation, the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway offers a breathtaking sense of the South’s natural beauty. Known by the Cherokee as the “Great Blue Hills of God,” it’s not hard to see why these are the hills...

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News

May 7, 2008 -Historian Presents Route 66 History Today in Illinois

Historian Dave Clark will present a program on the history of U.S. Route 66 at 7 p.m. tonight at the Fremont Public Library. For more details visit Lake County News-Sun or call (847) 918-3225.

April 29, 2008 -Seeking Public Input Regarding Ashley River Road's Middleton Oak

Measuring seven feet in diameter, a limb of the Middleton Oak at Middleton Place on the Ashley River Road in South Carolina recently broke off from the ancient tree.

April 24, 2008 -Visit Lake Erie Shipwrecks Through the New Website

Check out Lake Erie history and shipwrecks, courtesy of the Ohio Sea Grant, which funded the interactive website Shipwrecks and Maritime Tales of the Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail .