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Settlers of Catan is a brilliant but slightly-under-the-radar board game. However, it is intuitive and allows for the best of every player to come out in full force...

Imagine returning to the location of what had previously been a burgeoning colony of over 100 settlers only to find the village abandoned with no trace of the occupants. This is what happened to John White at Roanoke Island.

Historic event that is often not even a footnote in history.

Nauvoo, Illinois is an historic town with many free activities. Tour the red brick buildings built by early Mormon settlers, see lively musicals, go on wagon rides, and watch the annual pageant- all free!

Picture breathtaking forests, copious game and fish, ebony soil, mountains with nightcaps made of snow, and all the land you could ever want. This is what early English settlers expected to see when they stepped off their boats onto the land which was to be their home.

Cranberries were an invaluable resource for both Native Americans and settlers in colonial New England. They were used for food, fabric dyes, and medicine. Cranberries may have been served at the first Thanksgiving feast in Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1621.

Dandelions were called "white man's footprints" by Native Americans because the European imports followed settlers wherever they went. They are rich in beta-carotene, iron, calcium, and numerous vitamins.

Fort de Chartres State Historic Site will delight any history buff because there is a real fort on the site, a replica of one of the original structures from which French settlers administered their Mississippi River Valley colony from the fort.

First Settlers and Unimportant Town

Drying fruits and vegetables, and even meats and herbs were once a way of life for the early American settlers and the American Indians. They used this technique to preserve their foods for future use since they didn't have the modern conveniences of today.

Historic Sites in Louisiana reveal the mixtures of the French and Spanish settlers and are like no other sites anywhere because the history of Louisiana is one of the most unique and fascinating.

Multi-sensory, hands-on, cross-curricular unit on American history, Native Americans, settlers using the book Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare.

If you ever wanted to see a gunfight between settlers and Indians, you should see the outdoor drama, "Blue Jacket," in Xenia, Ohio.

Most of us are familiar with the basic history of the first Thanksgiving. However, most people don't know what an important role the native American Squanto played in helping the English settlers to survive to see that day.

Colorado has a rich history. With the attacks by indians on the explorers and settlers is it any wonder there are so many reported hauntings?

Settlers had to rely on dried staples as the main stay of their diet. Maybe they had the right idea.

Final Encounter stars Dean Cain as General Murran, the leader of a colony of settlers that is in constant war with another group of settlers. Justin Whalin stars as Sutherland, General Murran's best solider.

The Romans knew and wrote about this plant in the first century of the Christian era, and Native Americans shared it with white settlers.

Sightings of the creature by European settlers go back over 300 years. It was called in French the Nain Rouge, or in English, the Red Dwarf. This account includes a vivid personal encounter.

Our multi-billion dollar cigarette industry (and its effect on the general health) is the responsibility of early English settlers to Roanoke Island...

Back before the early European Explorers accidentally found an unknown continent, the first settlers of the America's had a civilization of their own. Today there are Native American Reservations in every state and many of them are great vacation destinations.

There are several theories as to how the original settlers of North and South America first migrated here some 12,000 years ago.

Chronicles the history of the school Christmas play and its importance on family life for early settlers in Alberta

Tension between White settlers and the Creek Indian tribes were escalated during the Battle of 1812 between the United States of America and the British Empire.

Description of a two-part sculpture park in the midst of urban Omaha.

As American settlers journeyed west of the Mississippi River in search of opportunity and their share of the American dream, the native Americans found themselves being forced from their homeland. This paper discusses this dynamic in detail.

James Axtell, author of Natives and Newcomers: The Cultural Origins of North America, pulls the curtain back on such stereotypes and studies Native American culture, traditions, lifestyles and their relationships and interactions with European settlers.

European settlers discovered the limestone cave on the Ohio River nearly 300 years ago, naming it Cave-in-Rock and for the next 100 years after that it was home to pirates, thieves, and murders. It's perfect for a day in the park...

The original settlers fell in love with the islands of Boston Harbor, and many refused to leave even after their deaths which is why Boston may be known for many of it's famous haunting's to this day.

Early American literature was much like the early American settlers, with many different ideas and many changes over a short period of time.

Downtown Ventura, settled first by Native Americans about 1,500 years ago, then with settlers and pioneers, Chinese, Native Americans, and Church working to build the first landmarks of this coastal port town.

An overview of French settlement and development of a distinct North American culture for French settlers between the 16th and 19th centuries.

The decline of the Florida panther population has been under way since the arrival of the Europeans in North America. Early settlers attempted to destroy panthers at every opportunity because of potential and real losses of livestock, and fear.

Some time, very likely within the lifetimes of most people reading this, people will live on the Moon. At first, the lunar settlers will be scientists. Later, the scientists will be joined by businessmen and entrepreneurs. Then will come the tourists.

Today Lincoln Square is unofficially known as "Germantown," housing the largest concentration of Germans in Chicago, but that wasn't always the case. In the early 1800's settlers moved to the area to seek refuge from the pollution and crime of the city.

This is the story of Cynthia Ann Parker, daughter of white settlers on the Texas frontier, who became a Comanche and resented her return to white civilization for the remainder of her short life.

The first settlers who crossed the Applachian Mountains found a beautiful amber-colored fruit growing--the native American persimmon. The pulp can be made into puddings, breads, cakes, pies, cookies, sauces and much more.

History says that when the Dutch settlers bought Manhattan Island from the natives in 1626 the purchase took place in Harlem

The Spanish were actually the first known Europeans to enter America, although they are not as often mentioned in America's history as the English settlers.

The Alaskan town of Anderson is offering settlers free land as an incentive to build homes in the area. The free lots are limited and available on a first come first serve basis. Read today to find out how to claim your free land.

Popular sovereignty was a political theory that enabled the settlers of the United States federal territories to decide amongst themselves, whether to be admitted into the Union as a free or slave state.

Variations in religious and economic background among the new settlers, as well as climatic conditions, were largely responsible for differences in development of British colonies of New England and Virginia.

This essay compares Anglo beliefs about the native Americans to the realities as illustrated by one tribe's experience with settlers.

Food festivals have been a tradition in America since the time of the first settlers. The first Thanksgiving was a food festival in thanks for a great harvest and the tradition is still going on in the farm communities all across the county.

Every part of the county celebrates spring in their own way, a way that reflects the culture and traditions of the original settlers of the region, with a taste of the modern world thrown in for good measure.

Sentiments of gratitude and humble thanks may be often the subjects of cynicism in the modern day, but privation had taught the first settlers in America their true value.

A look into Megalania, the reptilian king of Australian Outback was suggested by scientists to be the first reptile whom primitive human settlers may have come into contact with. And discussion on megalania's extinction And supposed interaction with man.

Travelers who like to experience life in the slower lane and visit places off the beaten track will delight in the small town of Hermann, Missouri. Hermann is a delightful trip into the past with small town flavor and much more.

Where once only mud and muck prevailed, now flowers and foliage can take over. Blooming bogs can flourish in any soggy spot ... border a pond or water garden ... or trim a stream or drainage ditch. It's easy, fun and rewarding!