Throughout history, New York City has played an important strategic role in many historic wars. The remnants of those conflicts can be found all over the five boroughs in the form of forts, cannons, ...

The sleepy Free State town of Springfontein once bustled madly during the South African War. Railway lines from Cape Town, Gqeberha (then Port Elizabeth) and East London all met here on their way to ...

The Blockhouse was one of many fortifications built in New York City during the War of 1812 to protect against British attack. Assuming that the British would attack from the harbor, New Yorkers ...

All my life I've wanted to sing (and look) like Joan Jett (she stood in line behind me once at the A&P) or, more recently, Florence Welch (Florence and the Machine) or Gracie Lawrence. Downtown ...

Cloaked by choking green vegetation, a small exposed patch of concrete caught the eye of college students and volunteers ...

The United States had won the American Revolution only 29 years earlier when the nation's freedom was tested again during the War of 1812. Nearly 225 years later, Mansfield remains home to the 1812 ...

Efforts to make use of a historic military fort which has been left dormant for years are continuing to drag. Officials at The Ministry of Defence (MoD) are trying to deal with the disposal of Fort ...

The Blockhouse Coffee Company opened in May. Its name is an ode to the former bar but there's more local history behind the ...