All posts tagged "cemetery"
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11.4KArts and LeisureAmos Doolittle Creates the First (and Only) Accurate Engravings of the Battles of Lexington and Concord
Amos Doolittle didn’t let a little political disagreement get in the way of creating the most important images of the American Revolution....
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16.7K2Arts and LeisureSix Historic Cemeteries in New England
As Halloween approaches, we thought it appropriate to look at some of the most historic cemeteries in New England. Cemeteries are almost...
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11.7KMassachusettsThe John Rutledge Shipwreck: A Horrifying Ordeal and One Miraculous Survival
Just after midnight on Feb. 20, 1856, the first mate of the packet ship John Rutledge began scratching out quick log entries....
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16.0K4New England PlacesSix Places That Raised a Liberty Pole
Beginning in 1766, the liberty pole symbolized dissent from Great Britain, but over the years it took on different meanings for the...
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6.6KArts and LeisureDexter Fellows – the Greatest Ballyhoo Man on Earth
The circus bug bit Dexter Fellows early in life. As a boy growing up in Massachusetts he attended the Buffalo Bill Wild...
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11.4KCrime and ScandalThe Body Snatcher of Chebacco Parish
In April 1818, the discovery that a body snatcher had removed eight human bodies from their final resting place shocked the people...
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