All posts tagged "Bangor"
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9.7K5Business and LaborKing of the Log Drives: The New England Riverman
In the vanished days of log drives, the riverman was the most special of the special breed of men who logged the...
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14.4K15MassachusettsThe Great New England Sea Serpents
When a New England sea serpent was beached off the coast of Scituate, Mass., in 1970, it marked the continuation of a...
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21.1K6Business and LaborWhen New England Candy Was King: 15 Sweet Facts
New England candy ruled the American confectionery industry from colonial times right through the mid 1900s. Many candy makers made their sugary...
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3.1K1Today's History Highlights ArchiveMaine Swords, Steakhouses and Carousels in Today’s HIstory Highlights
What would a Civil War soldier make of today’s weapons of war? When you walk any Civil War battlefield, one of the...
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3.6KToday's History Highlights ArchiveBeer, Bread and Roses and Trolley Trepidation in Today’s History Highlights – 8.19.2013
The 1912 Lawrence, Mass., textile strike gets revisited in a new book from Susan Grabsk, executive director of the Lawrence History Center....
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