All posts tagged "New Hampshire"
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11.1K5IrregularsNew England’s Six Wealthiest Towns (And How They Got That Way)
The wealthiest towns in each New England state all have good schools, beautiful homes and well-preserved historic districts. They are also, unsurprisingly,...
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11.4K1New HampshireThe New Hampshire Volcano That Promised Untold Riches
As early as 1735, residents living along what is now the New Hampshire-Vermont border made reports of a New Hampshire volcano violently...
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8.0K1Arts and LeisureSix Historic Cemeteries in New England
As Halloween approaches, we thought it appropriate to look at some of the most historic cemeteries in New England. Cemeteries are almost...
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7.7K1ConnecticutThe Great September Gale of 1815
When the Great September Gale struck New England in the fall of 1815, few could remember the last time such a devastating...
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10.1KNew England PlacesA Historic Train Ride in Each of New England’s Six States
What better way to take in New England’s fall foliage than a historic train ride? There’s no danger of running off the...
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10.6K1New England PlacesSix Lovers Leaps in New England
Lovers leaps are nearly always found in isolated spots where a fall could kill you. They tend to inspire tales of romantic...
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8.3KNew HampshireThe Catholic Test – When New Hampshire Outlawed Catholics
New Hampshire's Constitution, adopted in 1784, was one of the strictest in the new United States in its restrictions on religious freedoms....
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6.7KNew HampshireNew Hampshire’s Jonathan Daniels Martyred in Alabama
Jonathan Daniels smoked cigarettes. He liked to drive fast. He liked a good argument. And when he saw something wrong, he tried...
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9.5K4New England PlacesSix Places That Raised a Liberty Pole
Beginning in 1766, the liberty pole symbolized dissent from Great Britain, but over the years it took on different meanings for the...
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3.8KCrime and ScandalNotorious Tom Bell – Minister, Teacher, Pirate, Thief . . .
In 1742 Tom Bell was probably the most well known product of Harvard College in America. The entire nation knew how he...
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