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Gloucester County, Virginia holds one of the most significant sites in early American history: Werowocomoco, the headquarters of Chief Powhatan

Ashland County, Ohio holds a genuinely remarkable piece of living history: tucked off County Road 658, not far from the

Grafton, West Virginia holds a distinction few towns can claim: it’s the birthplace of Mother’s Day. Anna Jarvis organized the

Rockwood, Pennsylvania has worn several names over its history — first Schaff’s Bridge, then Mineral Point for the minerals found

Burnsville, North Carolina serves as the seat of Yancey County, home to Mount Mitchell — at 6,684 feet, the highest

Spring Mills, Pennsylvania sits at the confluence of Sinking Creek and Penns Creek in Potter Township, one of Centre County’s

Bartonsville, Pennsylvania was founded in 1831 by Colonel Joseph Benjamin Barton, who opened a hotel and post office along the

Procious, West Virginia takes its name from Adam Procious, a Civil War veteran who brought his family to Clay County

Ellijay, Georgia has built its identity around the “Apple Capital of Georgia” nickname, with orchards climbing the hills of Gilmer

Murphy, North Carolina sits at the confluence of the Hiwassee and Valley Rivers, on land the Cherokee once called Tlanusi-yi,