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13.1K6How the Greek Immigrants Came to New England
In 1860, U.S. Census takers recorded 328 Greek immigrants living in America. Among them were 40 young men and boys. They arrived...
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14.1K6Doris Duke, the Last Gilded Age Socialite of Newport
In 1925 at the age of 12, Doris Duke became the richest little girl in the world. She was the only child...
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24.9K36 Hollywood Stars Buried in New England
New England may be associated more with summer stock theatre than the silver screen, but it didn’t take much to find 6...
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23.1K8The Highest Point in Each New England State
You might think the most challenging mountain climbing adventure in New England is to the highest point in the region: Mount Washington...
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14.0K3The 1965 Drought, New England’s Worst Ever
It will probably be several centuries before the Northeast United States again suffers anything like the 1965 drought. It was the driest...
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18.1K46 Working Class Heroes Memorialized
New England’s working class heroes occupy far less space on commons and greens than soldiers and politicians. Few were laid to rest...
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