All posts tagged "Amherst"
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7.0K2New England PlacesSix Strange Rocks of New England, From the Eubrontes to the Man-eating Stone of Glastonbery
It should be no surprise that New England’s stony soil should produce a goodly number of strange rocks. They have such nicknames...
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10.2K6New England PlacesSix of New England’s Most Famous Writers Houses
New England is dotted with famous writers houses, a testament to the Puritan ideal of literacy and the region’s many publishing houses....
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9.5K6New England PlacesThe Oldest Business in Each New England State
Family-owned businesses are becoming a thing of the past as Amazon and Walmart gobble up the consumer’s dollar. But there are exceptions...
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12.1KNew HampshireNew Hampshire’s Constitutional Convention Creates a New Nation
In February 1788, George Washington was staying close to home at Mount Vernon, anxiously awaiting news from New Hampshire. The state’s constitutional...
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13.7K1Arts and LeisureThe Six Largest Historic Districts in New England
Identifying the largest historic districts in New England was no easy task, as the region has so many collections of historic buildings,...
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7.4KConnecticutMartha Stiles, the Hero Drummer Boy of Lookout Mountain
There may have been a Union Army drummer boy of Lookout Mountain, but it wasn’t Martha Stiles. Lookout Mountain certainly was the...
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7.2K7MassachusettsMount Auburn Cemetery, a 19th Century Tourist Attraction
In 1846, 16-year-old Emily Dickinson made a rare foray outside of her Amherst, Mass., home to visit the biggest tourist attraction on...
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25.4K9ConnecticutSix Military Routes Used During the American Revolution
You could do worse than look at fall foliage along old military routes in New England. Some of them, originally Indian trails,...
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9.7K5bostonHow 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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12.9K6Business and Labor6 Historic Stagecoach Stops You Can Visit
The history of New England’s post roads and their stagecoach stops mirror the history of the country. The roads date back to...
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