Cincinnati’s Over-the-Rhine district was once known as the most dangerous neighbourhood in the United States, far worse than the legendary City of Compton. Far, far worse. Much of this reputation was earned after the 2001 riots which were the climax of decades of growing civil unrest, but there is more to it. Like most of…
Miamisburg, Ohio is considered a suburb of Dayton. The first white settlers here were the Hole family and others from Virginia by way of Pennsylvania in the late 1790s. It became an official town in the 1920s and covers a little more than twelve square miles. Miamisburg is also called Star City, allegedly after a…
Waynesville, North Carolina’s Cataloochee Valley has become a prime spot for elk viewing since 2011, after an experimental program reintroduced elk to this part of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The program was led by the National Park Service, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, and a few other partners. Twenty-five radio collared elk were brought in…
Hoosier Pass is a high-elevation mountain pass along Colorado’s Highway 9 that connects Breckenridge to Alma, in the Mosquito Mountain range of the Rockies. It has the highest altitude of the TransAmerica bike trail that runs from Virginia to Oregon, coming in at 11,539 feet. Some sources list 11,542 feet but I am going by…
National Allied Publications founder Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson was born in Greeneville, TN in 1890. Eventually his company became DC Comics, and Wheeler-Nicholson would be forever credited as the pioneer of American pulp comic books. My song for this entry is not a metal song but it is featured on the soundtrack for DC’s newest project, Dark…
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