And when they do, they should look not to 1876, as many politicians and commentators have been arguing, but to 1871. That year, Congress and President Ulysses S. Grant initiated a campaign to ...

Antiques Roadshow Value of a 1871 map of the Great Chicago Fire: $900-1,000. Value of a men's pocket watch and girly chatelaine: $7,500. Value of time lost to tonight's show: priceless.

For decades, many believed the origin of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 was an ill-tempered cow kicking over a lantern. An insurance map of the fire’s path suggested otherwise. Around 9 p.m. on ...

FAIRHAVEN — Kenneth Tobertga has donated an 1895 map of Fairhaven to the town. It will hang near an 1871 map he donated of earlier. The maps were made by F.W. Beers Atlas. Mr. Tobertga pointed ...