We’ve come as big fans of the HBO series, based on the muddy mining town’s boom and its real characters. Moriah was just the ...

To experience what life was like in South Dakota during the gold rush of the late 19th century, visit Deadwood, South Dakota. This town on the western side of the state combines the history of the ...

About the Town: Deadwood is a historic town in South Dakota that gained fame during the Black Hills Gold Rush of the late ...

Small in population but big in experiences, here are some of the best places to visit in South Dakota — including some ...

This trend was augmented by the Industrial Revolution and the growth of the middle class in the 19th century, which enabled young men to select a spouse and pay for a wedding, regardless of ...

In every state, urban legends have been scaring residents for years.

By JOHN HANDLEY Special to the Journal & Topics Woman watches dramatic Roughlock Falls Spearfishing can be successful in oceans. But how about in the mountains of South Dakota? Native Americans ...

At the beginning of the 19th century, very few people in Africa were practising Christians, apart from Ethiopians, Coptic Egyptians and people living in the remnants of the Kongolese Empire ...

Surrounded by Deadwood, South Dakota, dining and entertainment options, and the sprawling forest, this Marriott location is ideally located for those wanting to enjoy the best of both worlds.

Over the course of the second half of the nineteenth century, the requisites for the advancement of surgery began to fall into place. Among these was the need for adequate anesthesia ...

For several months in 1898, a pair of male lions turned the Tsavo region of Kenya into their own human hunting grounds, killing many construction workers who were building the Kenya-Uganda railway.

At the beginning of the 19th century, though there had been some advances in medical knowledge, scientists still did not understand what caused disease. However, the production of better quality ...