All posts tagged "Bowdoin"
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34.9K13bostonA Poorhouse in Each New England State
The poorhouse was once a very real and often feared part of life in New England. Poorhouses evolved from the English poor...
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49.2K3New HampshireJane Pierce, New Hampshire’s Unlikely First Lady
In January of 1856, a radical physician from Massachusetts, Charles Robinson, won election as governor of Kansas. President Franklin Pierce declared him...
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16.4K4Business and LaborHow the History of the Petroleum Industry Began in New England
The history of the petroleum industry started with a chance meeting at Dartmouth College. It set into motion a chain of events...
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74.8K17MaineThe Year a State Burned: Maine Fires of 1947 Wipe Out 9 Towns
A plume of smoke near Dolliver’s dump signaled the end of Bar Harbor’s splendid era and the worst of the terrifying Maine...
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21.6K8Arts and LeisureFranklin Pierce Discovers the Body of Nathaniel Hawthorne in New Hampshire
In 1852, Nathaniel Hawthorne did the unthinkable: He wrote a campaign biography for presidential candidate Franklin Pierce. Critics thought such hackwork beneath Nathaniel...
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23.4K22New HampshireThe Triumph and Tragedy of Franklin Pierce
Franklin Pierce was elected as the 14th and possibly worst president of the United States on Nov. 2, 1852. During his presidency...
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