All posts tagged "governors"
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6.1K2Arts and LeisureSix Iconic Paintings From the New England States
Iconic paintings capture the essence of a place or a person. American Gothic, for example, reveals the stoic plainness of the rural...
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2.6K1ConnecticutHow Hartford’s Ancient Burying Ground Was Saved by the Gold Street Lady
The Ancient Burying Ground, the oldest historic site in Hartford, contains the remains of 6,000 early men, women and children who settled...
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4.6K1UncategorizedThe China Trader Who Built the Lyman Estate
The Lyman Estate in Waltham, Mass., commemorates one of the greatest China traders of his age, Theodore Lyman. Few other memorials, written...
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14.0K6MaineThe 6 Oldest Public High Schools in New England
The oldest public high schools in the United States all stand in New England, probably because the Puritans believed in educating children...
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4.3K2ConnecticutGeorge Washington Shops for his Army at the Trumbull Store
When Gen. George Washington needed men, food, cannon or gunpowder for his army, he could usually get it at the Trumbull store....
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3.6K2MassachusettsThe New England Fat Men’s Club
In the beginning years of the 20th century, the tiny village of Wells River, Vt., was invaded annually by hordes of fat...
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14.1K8ConnecticutWilliam Franklin, Ben’s Son, Spent the Revolutionary War in a Connecticut Jail
The American Revolution created rifts in many families with both patriots and loyalists among their members, none more disruptive than the divide...
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6.3K2Religion and Social MovementsRevolutionary African-Americans in New England
When Martin Luther King, Jr., arrived in Boston in the fall of 1951, the word ‘freedom’ was very much in the air....
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2.0K3ConnecticutMorgan Bulkeley, The Crowbar Governor
Success came easily to Morgan Bulkeley, but still he had to crowbar his way into the Connecticut governor’s office. Literally. He ran...
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3.1K18MaineHow the Italian Immigrants Came to New England
Italian immigrants have stamped New England as indelibly as any Puritan since large numbers started to arrive during the 1890s. Today, the...