The early days of America are often told from the perspective of the East Coast, where George Washington and company forged a ...

A man's body was found on the Old Mississippi River Bridge Thursday night, the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office said. The ...

The Cherokee nation was one of the "Five Civilized Tribes" in the southeast, and Andrew Jackson planned their removal along with all other tribes existing east of the Mississippi River.

click image for close-up In 1838 and 1839, as part of Andrew Jackson's Indian removal policy, the Cherokee nation was forced to give up its lands east of the Mississippi River and to migrate to an ...

St. Paul’s position at the uppermost navigable point on the Mississippi River superhighway meant it was the nexus between trading networks to the north and west and buyers in the East.

Jan. 23 (UPI) --The largest Indigenous tribe east of the Mississippi River is on its way to federal recognition and full tribal benefits after President Donald Trump's order Thursday. The federal ...

The more than 2,300-mile Mississippi River invites travelers to discover ... on the Pacific Coast before traveling east to the Atlantic shore along three major rivers that highlight some of ...