All posts tagged "Charlestown"
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16.0K25MassachusettsThe Battles of Lexington and Concord, By John Rowe
Boston merchant John Rowe knew everyone involved in the run-up to the American Revolution, and he quickly learned about the Battles of...
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5.1KConnecticutAn Early Puritan Settler Plants White Pease and Gray Pease
The early Puritan settler Thomas Minor may have kept a diary from 1653 to 1684 just to keep track of the days....
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21.4K16Business and LaborThe Middlesex Canal, New England’s Incredible Ditch
The Middlesex Canal, now largely forgotten, was a 27-mile waterway that drove the industrialization of the Merrimack Valley for 50 years starting...
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28.1K6Business 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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20.8K4Crime and ScandalBoston Tong Wars Explode in 1907 Chinatown Massacre
As evening arrived in Boston on August 2, 1907, Chinatown merchants began closing their shops and laundries for the day. Breaking through...
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5.6K2IrregularsClockmaker Stephen Hasham’s House Moves On
Residents of Charlestown, N.H. have worked out a plan to save the home of colonial era clockmaker Stephen Hasham – sort of....
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