In 1903 the Elks Home Retirement Center in Bedford, Virginia, was created to provide refuge for "the aged and moneyless members of the Order." Today the facility, which celebrates its 100th birthday this month, is a modern, effficient retirement community that's helping residents to experience active and independent lives.
The Philadelphia-based American Philosophical Society played a critical role in the development of early American society. Now, after almost 200 years in obscurity, the APS is returning to the public eye once again.
While time hasn't completely forgotten these towns, it seems as if the modern age has yet to fully arrive here. If historic architecture and antiques are your cup of tea, you'd be well advised to pay a visit to Galena and Mount Carroll.
Able to carry heavy cargo and go without water for as long as 17 days, the Asian camel seemed like the perfect beast of burden for the U.S. Army in the 19th century. Despite a litany of successful experiences with the camel, the army abandoned its experiment with the camel corps as the Civil War erupted.