All posts tagged "Charlestown"
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37.8K8ConnecticutSix Historic One-Room Schoolhouses
Thousands of one-room schoolhouses once educated New England children, some well into the 20th century. Small, utilitarian buildings, they usually lacked plumbing...
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57.1K1MassachusettsSamuel Whittemore, The Oldest, Bravest and Maybe Craziest American Revolutionary
On April 19, 1775, British soldiers left Samuel Whittemore in a pool of blood alongside a stone wall in Menotomy, Mass. As...
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17.7KNew HampshireThe Catholic Test – When New Hampshire Outlawed Catholics
New Hampshire’s Constitution, adopted in 1784, had some of the toughest restrictions on religious freedom in the new United States. It stated...
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12.9K4Arts and LeisureSix Historic Boats, From Schooners to Submarines
Historic boats are as much a part of New England as Revolutionary battlefields and old taverns. The region has a fascinating maritime...
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92.6K19MassachusettsHow Scottish POWS Were Sold as Slave Labor in New England
As many as 400 Scottish POWS captured in the Battles of Worcester and Dunbar were shipped to New England in the 1650s...
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19.7K2Crime and ScandalThe Mysterious Disappearance of Danny Walsh, the Lost Irish Gangster from Rhode Island
Before the Italian-American community (much to the chagrin of many) was branded as the face of organized crime, Irish Americans had their...
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