The old plantations of the American South have long been a source of fascination, fear, and mystery. These grand estates, with their wide porches, tall columns, and sprawling grounds, were once ...

History is not static. It refers to deeds done, lives lived, but there is always more to discover. To remain vital and informative, historic sites keep digging into the past and sharing their ...

Stay on a historic sugar cane plantation on the Old West Indies island of Nevis. Once called Dulcina (Sweet Island) and known as the Queen of the Caribbees, Nevis (pronounced knee-vis) is a civilized ...

Tamara Butler, director of the Avery Research Center at the College of Charleston, wants vacationers and residents alike to think harder about where they are. The landscape is replete with symbols of ...

Friends visiting in Arkansas often ask where they can visit old Plantations. Plantations? They must think they are visiting Vicksburg, Miss. or one of the other locations where wealthy landowners ...