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The graphite created here was used in the manufacturing of pencils.

This former theme park in New York's Adirondack Mountains fell into ruin before being resurrected as a state-run campground

This magnificent work of art captures the spirit of the region.

Joe Minter is only doing the work of God in his yard, he says.

Once one of the largest producers of pig iron in the world.

In 1911 this intersection was called "the heaviest corner in the South," an outlandish claim that only grew wilder over the years.

A castle-inspired apartment building that has stood in Birmingham since 1927.

This fountain was commissioned by a mother grieving over her son's passing.

This 36-foot-tall bronze Lady Liberty holds a real flaming torch.