History clearly records that the 1860 Presidential Race was a pivotal moment for the future of the United States. The movement for the abolition of slavery was not a quick phenomena, but rather one which took decades to rise to the top of the nation’s consciousness. Decades earlier the movement gained traction in the U.K. […]
William W. Wilbur is infamous for having been an auctioneer who owned and operated a mercantile during the pre-Civil War […]
Our nation’s first interstate, the National Road, traversed through Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, and Maryland. It was the United States’ first fully […]
Of the many token varieties listed in Wright, Miller, and Rulau, few are as difficult to attribute than the merchant […]
Dalton & Hamer’s Provincial Token-Coinage of the 18th Century. Published 1910. An illustrative guide that covers Conder tokens throughout the […]
Shortly before the American Civil War, an Irish nationalist militia was formed in the United States. Founded by Irish immigrants […]
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