Explore how plantation agriculture shaped early America—from Virginia’s tobacco fields to the cotton plantations stretching from North ...

ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB) - The Kent Plantation House is hosting the annual Sugar Day Festival this Saturday, November 8, from 9 ...

Explore South Carolina’s iconic historic mansions, from grand antebellum estates to charming preserved homes, perfect for ...

The American South is home to some of the most breathtaking antebellum mansions that stand as proud reminders of a bygone era. These grand homes, built before the Civil War, showcase stunning Greek ...

North Carolina holds some of the most beautiful old houses you'll ever see. Walking through these historic homes feels like ...

Cardinal Robert W. McElroy, archbishop of Washington, will celebrate a Nov. 15 Mass at 4:30 p.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic ...

In the 1700s and 1800s, Brunswick County was home to many plantations where Africans were enslaved and forced to farm and harvest the cash crop of rice. Four of those plantations were located along ...

Lost Plantations reveals a Singapore few remember - when gambier, nutmeg and rubber covered the land, and fortunes rose on the backs of bold planters and backbreaking labour. From Seah Eu Chin, the ...

The bananas on grocery shelves today aren’t the same ones your grandparents grew up eating. From the late 1800s through the 1950s, the dominant variety was the Gros Michel, nicknamed “Big Mike.” It ...

In January 1811, Charles Deslondes led the largest slave revolt in U.S. history. He and 25 men struck first at Manuel Andry’s plantation, killing Andry’s son and taking weapons. Their ranks soon grew ...

Grove Farm Museum in Līhuʻe, Kauaʻi; Designer Iris Viacrusis, “Rearview Mirror” columnist Bob Sigall Grove Farm Museum in Līhuʻe, Kauaʻi began as a homestead of the Wilcox family which started a ...