A look back at some of Florida's historic hotels -- the most magnificent resort hotels of the Victorian era, and where -- and if -- they stand now.

Old Florida hotels & historic resorts: Trip back to these amazing Victorian vacation destinations appeared on Click Americana.

Want to see what Victorian etiquette was like? In short, there were rules for everything when you were at the dining table. Please pass the salt, and take a trip back here.

Victorian etiquette for men: 72 simple rules for the dinner table (1889) appeared on Click Americana.

Up in Wyoming, the Cheyenne's Frontier Days festival featured bronco riding, a wild horse race, stage hold-up, hanging bee, cow-pony races, etc. and other rodeo events.

See the fun from Cheyenne’s Frontier Days: Wyoming’s old Wild West festival (1897-1902) appeared on Click Americana.

As you can see from these Vintage Coney Island photos & postcards, This beach area just outside New York City was one of the most popular resorts in the United States.

70 vintage Coney Island beach, boardwalk & amusement park scenes (1890s-1920s) appeared on Click Americana.

I am at loss for the proper word to use to describe what television has done with Haley's book Roots. "Enhance" will not do, nor is "heightened" sufficient. There is no word that is adequate.

Alex Haley’s ‘Roots’ came to life in 1977, and TV would never be the same appeared on Click Americana.

Millions know 'Say, Say, Oh Playmate' - also known as 'Playmate' - but few today know much about the rhyming song & hand clapping game. Find out more here!

Say, Say, Oh Playmate: We traced the story of this old song and hand clapping game, and have the lyrics appeared on Click Americana.

In the olden days, you needed a telephone operator to connect your call manually through a switchboard. Her job wasn't as easy as you might think.

What was it like to be a telephone operator? Behind the scenes in the early switchboard days appeared on Click Americana.

For generations, the Little House books have enchanted adults & children, historians & romantics, with stories of the Midwestern frontier of the late 1800s.

Laura Ingalls Wilder’s famous ‘Little House’ books have long enchanted readers, young and old appeared on Click Americana.

Paint: Stylized product labels from the Victorian era Artist ivory black antique paint label Antique Victorian furniture paint label Florentine fresco colors – Turkey red paint White lead & zinc white paints Colonial pure white lead paint Hard money white lead paint Mohawk white lead paint French zinc vintage paint label Premium snow white paint […]

Victorian graphic design: Stylized paint labels (1870s & 1880s) appeared on Click Americana.

See what it looked like during President Lincoln's historic Gettysburg Address speech, plus eyewitness accounts, analysis, full text & and a handwritten copy.

The Gettysburg Address: Photos, analysis & the full text of Abraham Lincoln’s famous speech (1863) appeared on Click Americana.

There's so much history packed into the history of the American flag, that doesn't only represent the states in the country, but the evolution of the USA.

The history of the American flag, and its evolution since 1777 appeared on Click Americana.

How did the great Gold Rush of 1849 get started? Find out its history, how it made people rich and poor - and helped make California what it is today.

How the California Gold Rush of 1849 began, and what life was really like for the miners appeared on Click Americana.

When the flowers are reverently placed on the graves on Memorial Day, there will be many indebted to General John Alexander Logan. Here's why.

Did you know that there’s a love story behind the first Memorial Day? appeared on Click Americana.

See damage caused by the St Louis tornado in May 1896 - considered one of the deadliest on record with at least 255 lives lost - and get the whole story.

See 20 pictures of the devastation caused by the deadly St Louis tornado in 1896 appeared on Click Americana.

A brief introduction to serial killer H H Holmes: The torture doctor Ah, the Good Old Days. Bicycles built for two. World’s Fairs, “Daisy Bell” and H H. Holmes, the Monster of 63rd Street. Books like David Franke’s “The Torture Doctor” serve to remind us that our own age has no monopoly on horrific crime. […]

H H Holmes: America’s first serial killer: Who he murdered, the way he operated, and how he was caught appeared on Click Americana.

Legendary beauty Lillie Langtry was a statuesque blonde with blue eyes, a perfect complexion and a ravishing figure. She was acclaimed by the social set, and became the mistress of The Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII.

Lillie Langtry: The life and loves of the scandalous Jersey Lily appeared on Click Americana.

Did Coca-Cola once have cocaine in it? Amazingly, yes. Originally marketed as a health drink when it debuted in the 1880s, Coca-Cola was said to cure everything from a migraine (aka "sick headache") to physical exhaustion to depression.

Cocaine-laced Coca-Cola introduced (1886) appeared on Click Americana.

How did the Kentucky Derby get started? Now, the famous Louisville horse race is the first part of the American Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, but when it started, people didn't know how important and iconic the Derby would eventually become. Here's a look back at its history.

And they’re off! Look back at the history of the Kentucky Derby appeared on Click Americana.

Avoid contradicting your husband, do not give your advice till he asks it, and other marriage tips from the 1830s. Because a wife may have more sense than her husband, but she should never seem to know it.

19 important marriage tips for the ladies – most of which would just not fly today (1838) appeared on Click Americana.

The Great Blizzard of 1888 lasted from March 11 through March 14, 1888, and is considered to be one of the most severe recorded blizzards in American history.

So much snow! NYC overwhelmed during the Great Blizzard of 1888 appeared on Click Americana.