Maine
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28.1K6When New England Candy Was King: 15 Sweet Facts
New England candy ruled the American confectionery industry from colonial times right through the mid 1900s. Many candy makers made their sugary...
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8.1K7From Chicago to Poland Spring: The Journey of the Maine State Building
In the Poland Spring Preservation Park in Poland, Maine, you’ll find a lovely octagonal Queen Anne style building with a fascinating story...
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16.5K2New England Gold Hoax of 1898: Greed Meets Moxie
There is, in fact, gold in seawater. And that is the kernel of truth upon which two men from Martha’s Vineyard would...
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60.5K24Child Labor Exposed: The Legacy of Photographer Lewis Hine
A camera made an improbable weapon against the growing evil of child labor in the early 20th century. Then, children as young...
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6.0KNew Englanders Who Made it to the 1963 March on Washington
Fifty years ago when the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom electrified the nation, buses came from everywhere, filled with people...
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4.0K1Castine Quarrels – The Perils of Dating in Old Acadia
Historical correctness and political correctness are squaring off in one of the oldest towns in America and, given Castine’s history of conflict,...
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