Father Fermín Lasuén built La Purísima Mission on December 8, 1787, making it the 11th of 21 Spanish missions in California.

In August 1610, English forces attacked the main Paspahegh town under Lord De la Warr’s orders. English soldiers captured the Paspahegh queen and her children. They killed the children during the ...

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Still, Arizonans are a laid-back and sun-toughened bunch who’ll offer you sunscreen, a hike recommendation, and a killer taco spot—all before brunch. Just respect the desert, hydrate like your life ...

The well-preserved cliff dwelling marks the southeastern edge of Bears Ears National Monument’s Shash Jaa Unit. Ancestral ...

Keet Seel lies within Navajo National Monument, accessed via Highway 564 near Shonto, Arizona (86054). Visitors must complete ...

Since 1868 the Hidatsa, Mandan, and Arikara, collectively known as the Three Affiliated Tribes, have lived together on what ...

The Salado were clever farmers who built water channels directing flow from the Salt River to their fields. They grew maize, ...

In September 1670, Apache warriors launched a fierce attack on Las Humanas, the Pueblo settlement at Gran Quivira. They ...

Most towns in the 1830s had one thing in common: white founders. But tucked away in western Illinois, a free Black man named ...

Grafton Ghost Town sits 3.5 miles from Highway 9 through Rockville, on the south bank of the Virgin River. Before Hollywood ...