the first scream of the Iron orse was heard on the west of the Mississip ... short the period when the locomotive will start from the Mississippi and terminate its flight on the shores of the ...

Tulare Lake "was the largest body of fresh water west of the Mississippi River. It's really difficult to imagine that now," says Vivian Underhill, formerly a postdoctoral research fellow at ...

This treaty, signed by a group of Cherokees claiming to represent their people, stated that the tribe would relocate west of the Mississippi. The majority of Cherokees, over 15,000, opposed the ...

President Thomas Jefferson believed in the future of agriculture. In fact, he believed it to be the cornerstone to the success of the country’s new independence. It said Jefferson gave Meriwether ...

Southern Nevada will honor its military service men and women Saturday morning during what’s touted as the “largest Veterans Day parade west of the Mississippi.” The 29th annual procession ...

the community gathered on Christmas Day in Kiener Plaza to see the lighting of what organizers say is the tallest menorah west of the Mississippi River. The 29-foot menorah will feature public ...

The Mississippi Legislature killed a proposed bill that would have paid bounty hunters to track, help deport immigrants. Here ...