According to legend, the Aztec people found their home of Tenochtitlán (Mexico City) when they spotted an eagle perched on a branch with a snake in its beak. A grassroots historian says centuries ...

BRIDGEPORT — Abraham Lima had just finished up an essay on the Chicano Movement for a class at Central High School when he started thinking about his own Mexican heritage and others like him in ...

From intricately detailed Sanborn fire insurance maps to regional plat maps, Bridgeport’s cartographic history offers a vivid lens into the city’s growth. These maps capture everything from building ...

Author Rob Sullivan will greet customers and sign copies of his new non-fiction release, “Political Corruption in Bridgeport: Scandal in the Park City,” on Saturday, June 21 from noon-3 p.m. at the ...

And renowned landscape architects Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, the designers behind Central Park, shaped some of the city’s most iconic locations, including Seaside Park on the shores of ...

BELMONT COUNTY, Ohio — Fifth graders in Bridgeport got to experience a little history in their own county on Friday with a hands-on experience, learning about the oldest bridge in the state of Ohio ...