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Beautifully restored map of Champaign, Illinois from 1869

This historic map of Champaign, Illinois was created in 1869 by Albert Ruger, a prominent 19th century map maker. The map shows a bird's…

Beautifully restored map of Huntsville, Alabama from 1871

Historic bird's eye view of Huntsville, Alabama in 1871

Beautifully restored map of Nebraska City, Nebraska in 1868

Historic old map of Nebraska City, Nebraska in 1868

Beautifully restored map of Mattapan, MA from 1890

Historic bird's eye view of Mattapan, MA in 1890

Beautifully detailed map of San Antonio, Texas from 1873

Historic bird's eye view of San Antonio, Texas from 1873

Historic old map of Bristol, Rhode Island from 1891

Historic bird's eye view of Bristol, Rhode Island from 1891

Beautifully restored map of Austin, Minnesota from 1870

Historic bird's eye view of Austin, Minnesota from 1870.

Beautifully restored map of Omaha, Nebraska from 1868

Historic old map of Omaha, Nebraska from 1868

Beautifully restored map of Urbana, Illinois from 1869

Historic old map of Urbana, Illinois from 1869

American History

How an 11 year old girl convinced Abe Lincoln to grow his beard

Abraham Lincoln was clean shaven his entire life until he received a letter from 11 year old...

Beautifully restored map of Sandusky, Ohio from 1870

Historic map of Sandusky, Ohio from 1870

Beautifully restored map of Marlborough, MA from 1878

Detailed bird's eye view of Marlborough, Massachusetts in 1878

Beautifully restored map of Natick, Massachusetts from 1877

Detailed bird's eye view of Natick, Massachusetts in 1877

Vintage hand-colored map of Connecticut from 1857

This beautiful hand drawn map of Connecticut was created in 1857 by Laura Roys, a student who attended Hartford Female Seminary, an all-female academy in Hartford, Connecticut. The map is beautifully colored, with shades of blue, orange, red, pink, yellow, and violet adorning the border of each city and town.

Beautifully restored map of Midland, Michigan from 1884

Historic old map shows a bird's eye view of Midland City, Michigan in 1884

Beautiful old map of Waltham, Massachusetts from 1877

Detailed bird's eye view of Waltham, Massachusetts in 1877

Have Faith in Your Future

Be done with the past, except where it inspires you to greater and nobler effort.

The Key That Opens All Doors

- Arthur Hugh Clough quote

The only hope of preserving what is best, lies in the practice of charity

"The only hope of preserving what is best, lies in the practice of an immense charity, a wide tolerance, a sincere respect for opinions…

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Waste no tears upon the blotted record of lost years

Ella Wheeler Wilcox poem

District of Columbia

Historic map of Washington D.C.’s proposed World’s Fair of 1892

Detailed bird's eye view of the proposed World's Fair in Washington D.C.