We'll admit it: We're suckers for ways to reimagine the political boundaries of the United States. Below, we have a four-decade-old attempt from California State University geography professor C ...

Monuments to the Confederate States of America can be seen throughout the United States. The debate over whether they should isn't new, but it reached a new flash point after the death of George ...

A map of Chicago, Illinois, imprinted in 1913 from the United States Geographical Survey’s historical topographic map collection. Image courtesy of the USGS Map lovers, rejoice!

The America you know and love could look completely different in a matter of weeks. Under a plan circulating the D.C. corridor right now, up to 16 states are at risk to be terminated due to epic ...

Napoleonic map. Island of Santo Domingo. Napoleon re-established slavery on the island, sending ...More thousands of soldiers in 1802. Half of the French troops died because of yellow fever.

Her new book, Historic Real Estate: Market Morality and the Politics of Preservation in the Early United States, examines this question, among many others, in a fascinating exploration of how ...

A Depression-Era Medicinal Plant Map of the United States. By Rebecca Onion. May 13, 2015 12:57 PM. Copy Link Share Share Comment Copy Link Share Share Comment The Vault is Slate’s history blog.

A Telephone Map of the United States Shows Where You Could Call Using Ma Bell in 1910. By Rebecca Onion. March 16, 2015 12:04 PM. Copy Link Share Share Comment Copy Link Share Share Comment ...