Make a visit to the Chicago Maritime Museum and you’ll learn much about the popular lake steamboat the “Lady Elgin” and the story of her sinking on Lake Michigan in September of 1860. The Chicago Maritime Museum is located at 310 South Racine in the Helix Building. This is the venue to add to your …
Monthly Archives: January 2013
The Buffalo Soldiers of West Texas
Protecting the Trails One of the least publicized stories of the old American West might just be the history of the “buffalo soldiers” involvement during the years decades after the American Civil War. This includes the history of the buffalo soldiers of west Texas. In a large way, the Civil War divided the era of …
Sacramento History / The Steamboat
Sacramento history is all about the California Gold Rush and the thousands of gold seekers arriving in this area of northern California in the late 1840’s. When you tour Sacramento today, and in particular the Sacramento Old Town district, gold rush stories and historic buildings are aplenty. Walk the streets of Old Town Sacramento and …