It's been a century and a half since the country was rocked with the news that a 'monster mill' i...

On August 9, 1841, the steamship Erie, one of the most elegant and fastest sailing between Buffal...

Profiles the life of the abolitionist Jonathan Walker.

The destruction was beyond belief. Families watched in horror as walls of water swept away homes ...

For passengers of the steamboat Wawaset, August 8, 1873, began with a pleasant cruise from Washin...

The destruction was unimaginable. Workers in nearby factories watched with horror as the Pemberto...

For passengers of the steamboat 'Wawaset,' August 8, 1873, began with a pleasant cruise from Wash...

The destruction was beyond belief. Families watched in horror as walls of water swept away homes ...

Disaster in Lawrence: The Fall of the Pemberton Mill

On August 9, 1841, the steamship Erie, one of the most elegant and fastest sailing between Buffal...