All posts tagged "arlington"
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10.0K2MassachusettsThe Shot Heard Round the World: Concord vs. Lexington vs. … Menotomy?
There was a shot, and it was heard around the world, but who fired it and where? Debate over the shot heard...
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52.4K1MassachusettsSamuel Whittemore, The Oldest, Bravest and Maybe Craziest American Revolutionary
On April 19, 1775, British soldiers left Samuel Whittemore in a pool of blood alongside a stone wall in Menotomy, Mass. As...
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11.1K2Arts and LeisureSix Famous Artists Houses (Where You Can Stay, Too)
Artists gravitate toward places that inspire them creatively, so you can often find artists houses among splendid scenery or in rural isolation....
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17.1K2Arts and LeisureSix Iconic Paintings From the New England States
Iconic paintings capture the essence of a place or a person. American Gothic, for example, reveals the stoic plainness of the rural...
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13.5K4Business and LaborFrederic Tudor in 1806 Brings Cocktails and Ice Cream to the Rest of the World
In 1805, Frederic Tudor decided to make his fortune by selling ice to people in tropical climates. Most people thought the 23-year-old...
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25.5K9MassachusettsThe Rise, Fall and Rebirth of the Triple Decker
In the years before World War I, New England’s iconic triple decker brought thousands of immigrants into the middle class. Triple deckers...
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