Major General John C. Fremont issued an emancipation proclamation in St. Louis, freeing slaves in Missouri, a bold move that predated President Abraham Lincoln’s more famous ...
At one time the Adirondacks harbored the bulk of New York’s white-tailed deer herd. Hunting was big business and enjoyed by groups like the Mel Slack Camp near Speculator, shown above in 1921. (Photos ...
A friendly round on an improvised course in 1888 set the stage for The Saint Andrew’s Golf Club in Yonkers, the USGA and the ...