The Virginia coastline is dotted with historic villages, whose histories go back to the earliest days of Colonial America.

The parishioners of Ss. Peter and Paul Roman Catholic Church have been granted a reprieve from the church’s ordered merger ...

Did you know …which is the oldest settlement in the United States? Forget Jamestown. Forget Roanoke. Forget St. Augustine. According to book learning, the oldest settlement in the United States is ...

As far as a permanent European settlement, however, Georgetown is the third oldest town in South Carolina. Charlestown (now ...

Every year there is a special time before and after vacation peak seasons where travelers can take advantage of nice weather, ...

And fired the shot heard round the world. So goes the first stanza of a hymn written by Ralph Waldo Emerson in 1837 and sung to the tune of “Old Hundredth” for the dedication of an obelisk at the site ...

The family, supporters and legal team of Fred Cox Jr. observed a bittersweet celebration Thursday with the formal announcement of a $4 million settlement in the family’s civil lawsuit over the Black ...

In 1607, 104 English settlers picked the worst possible spot to build America’s first permanent colony. The 104 original ...

This hub of American colonial history features cobblestone streets, botanical gardens, theme parks—and a 300-acre living ...

Why is Jamestown, Virginia, listed on the National Trust’s list of the most endangered historic places United States?

On April 12, 1847, during the height of the Great Hunger, New England sent the USS Jamestown laden with supplies to the starving Irish. The ship was sent by The New England Relief Committee ...

Members voted 12-15 in rejecting the proposed $1.25 million settlement. The family’s lawsuit argues that police officers had no right to stop Reed in the first place and then used excessive ...