Washington Post photographer Matt McClain traversed this evolving frontier to look for some of the most pronounced signs of ...

Frederick Jackson Turner presented his thesis, "The Significance of the Frontier in American History." He began by quoting from the Census of 1890: "Up to and including 1880 the country had a ...

Amidst the excitement, Frederick Jackson Turner offered his listeners at a American historians seminar, a new idea. His thesis "The Significance of the Frontier in American History" mournfully ...

Travel back in time and experience life on the early American frontier during the Early Frontier Days Festival at the grand reopening of Rocky Mount state historic site March 29-30.

setting out on our final frontier and exploring space requires the right technology. The technology associated with space exploration has come a long way from the once-cutting-edge systems that ...

Rocky Mount State Historic Site in Piney Flats to kick off season with Early Frontier Days Festival March 29-30.

This is your chance to be a driving force of the American dream. Become a visionary and shape the foundation of America, when you set out to explore and colonize the frontier. After humble ...