Plenty of people in early New England were persecuted for witchcraft, and not just in Salem, Mass. Witches had troubled the European...
In 1692, the witch trials in Salem finally ended the life Susannah Martin. It was the culmination of a 25-year-long period during...
The early English and Scots-Irish settlers tended not to give a new settlement a unique name. Many New England place names came...
Covered bridges have been around since the late 18th century in the United States. Uncovered bridges had short lifespans of about 15...
In 1735, a young child in Kingston, N.H., came down with a cold and all of New England got sick. The Great...
Sometimes when you hear a place name, you’re pretty sure it’s somewhere in New England. The region’s distinct history left it with...