June 25, 2026
Tag: Herman Melville
-
A Portrait of an American City-Pittsfield, Massachusetts
4 Comments
We present a portrait of Pittsfield, Massachusetts. This is a look-back at a city with famous residents, a post office, a city hall, schools, museums, and churches – all the things that make a city. And, every city has some “lost history,” we’ll talk about that too.
Past Article
February 26, 2026 3 Comments
Nuclear Ship Savannah had a famous namesake. The SS Savannah was the first steamship to cross the Atlantic Ocean in 1819; the voyage lasted 27 days. One hundred forty years later, the NS Savannah, a completely different kind of vessel, did the same in a fraction of the time. The second trip was much more costly.