All posts tagged "Bedford Mass."
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10.7KMassachusettsThompson Maxwell, the Forrest Gump of the American Revolution
In 1820 at the age of 78, Thompson Maxwell rode his horse more than 1,600 miles from Detroit to New England and...
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6.8K2Arts and LeisureWhat They Say in New England About Local Characters and Customs
Henry Wheeler Shaw, the 19th-century humorist known as Josh Billings, said genuine proverbs are like good cambric needles: short, sharp and shiny....
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5.7K6Flashback PhotosBoston Raises a Liberty Pole, and Half the Town Gets Drunk
In January 1793, Bostonians raised a liberty pole at the intersection of Kilby, Water and Battersea streets. But the American Revolution had...
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