To mark 250 years of the United States’ independence, we’re celebrating the grandest, wildest, strangest bits of geography and culture all across an eclectic country. Maine’s rugged Quoddy Head ...

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In the early 20th century, more immigrants arrived on American shores, sustaining cheap labor as the backbone of the U.S.

From George Washington to early department stores, fashion shaped American identity, class and commerce in the new republic.