For many pioneers, finding suitable housing in the wilderness was a challenge. In some cases, the answer wasn’t to build from scratch but to make use of what was already there – massive tree stumps ...

Picture a vast wilderness, lush trees overwhelming the hill, a river cutting through the stone and raging down its center. Imagine being dropped into this place, wandering for days before you ...

The Cumberland River was a vital travel and trade route for early American settlers in Tennessee and Kentucky. The convergence of river and land routes, like the Natchez Trace, made the region a ...