All posts tagged "acadia"
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9.6K1MaineBeginner’s Guide to the French and Indian Wars, All Six of Them
Before the American Revolution, which everyone knows about, six – count ‘em, six – French and Indian Wars engulfed the region for...
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13.8K2MaineSaint-Castin, the French Baron Who Drove the English From Maine
A 13-year-old son of a French baron named Jean-Vincent d’Abaddie de Saint-Castin arrives in Maine in 1665 to quell the Iroquois and...
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14.2K6Business and LaborThe Dutch in New England: More Than Sinterklaas and Koekjes
Today the remnants of the colonial Dutch in New England are pretty much limited to the region’s outer rim: At Smith’s Castle...
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10.7K1MaineCharles Shay, An Indian War Hero on Omaha Beach
Charles Shay, a 19-year-old Penobscot, landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day. Under heavy German fire, he bandaged the wounded and pulled drowning...
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12.5K7Politics and MilitaryThe Civilian Conservation Corps, a Young Man’s Adventure
During the depths of the Great Depression, a 17-year-old boy from Warren, R.I., enlisted in the Civilian Conservation Corps. He did it...
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13.9KNew England PlacesSix Historic Gardens
Historic gardens have a special appeal to New Englanders if only because of our harsh winters and long dreary springs. Though they...
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