The statue of Abraham Lincoln sitting within is enormous. It weighs 175 tons and is 19 feet tall, carved from Georgia white marble. Lincoln would be almost twenty-eight feet tall if he were standing!

On April 26, 1865, Edward P. Doherty, one of the unheralded heroes of Irish American history, tracked down and killed Abraham Lincoln's assassin, John Wilkes Booth. Most people will know the name ...

In 1782, as the Revolution was drawing to a close, the city engaged in a public works project using infill to extend the boundary of the city eastward into the Potomac River. Col.

The Potomac River flow is dropping and with little rain in the forecast, the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin is ramping up Drought Operations, the commission announced last Friday ...

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — One person was rescued from the Potomac River on Friday, officials said. Officials with the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) said a Swift ...

We Americans believe we so fully understand Abraham Lincoln’s contribution to our nation’s beliefs about slavery and freedom that his role in shaping our uniquely American vision of a just and ...

An Abraham Lincoln–signed copy of the 13th Amendment, as well as a copy of the Emacipation Proclamation, are heading to auction via Sotheby's.

John Ursprung of Bethalto provided the horses, the wagon and the hay for a May 1937 hayride in Bethalto. In the back row, from left, Mrs. and Mrs. Ursprung, Everett Daniels, George Bartholemew, Ted ...

Although we live in a suburban area, we are lucky to have plenty of farms nearby where we can purchase fresh corn. But, when ...

A man and child were rescued Friday afternoon from the rushing Potomac River during a fast-moving water emergency near the Maryland-Virginia border, authorities said. Montgomery County Fire ...

This upcoming weekend, a massive military parade is set to honor the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary, coinciding with President Donald Trump's 79th birthday.