All posts tagged "Bangor"
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45.6K18Business and LaborSix Historic Downtown Department Stores
Downtown department stores used to provide a special shopping experience, offering elegance and practicality. People dressed up when they went to visit...
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12.6K10Arts and LeisureSix Churches (All Gorgeous) Designed by Ralph Adams Cram
Once the most famous architect of his day, Ralph Adams Cram designed many churches (mostly Episcopal), schools and libraries in New England....
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17.3K4Business and Labor6 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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24.3K2Connecticut6 Places That Became a Summer White House
The summer White House has featured in presidential life since John Adams returned to Quincy, Mass., to get away from the muggy...
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15.7K6Business 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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4.9K8bostonJohn Alfred Poor Takes a Sleigh Ride, Steals a Railroad
In February 1845, John Alfred Poor made an epic five-day dash through a blizzard in the White Mountains to snatch a railroad...
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