It is believed that French explorers Louis Joliet and Father Jacques Marquette, following the Mississippi River, were the first people of European descent to step foot in Iowa when they landed at the ...

In reality, however, by the time Champlain reached the lake he would name for himself, a European influx of another sort had likely already devastated Vermont’s native population. This invasion didn’t ...

New York's settlers worked up quite an appetite building what became one of the largest cities in the world. They ate oysters in the harbor like they were going out of style. They picked oysters from ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a 17th-century burial site west of Rehoboth Beach, and the earliest African-American gravesites known in Delaware. Shown here are two of 11 people found at Avery's Rest.

New Jersey has a long, rich history as one of the 13 original colonies, but the earliest European settlers date back to the 1600s. Since then the state has exploded with over 550 municipalities.

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Part of a series for the Des Moines Register's 175th anniversary that examines Iowa's past and future demographics. It is believed that French explorers Louis Joliet and Father Jacques Marquette, ...