Altoona is a city built by the Pennsylvania Railroad.

Cities usually grow to maturity and then sprout suburbs. With Altoona, it was the opposite. The suburban towns are older than…

The Allegheny Mountains constantly challenged early settlers to
use their creativity and skills to conquer what seemed an almost
insurmountable barrier. The founding fathers recognized potential
in the area both…

Around Central Islip focuses on a modern renaissance
village that evolved through numerous and diverse
cultures. It was a small English settlement of the 1800s when Come to Central Islip…

Windmills and water mills are truly the wonders of an

earlier era, the wooden technology of yesteryear.

To us, they may be graceful and charming relics. To the

colonists, however…