All posts tagged "Daniel Webster"
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18.6K1MaineMaine’s Unluckiest Man: ‘The Luck of Hiram Smith’
There’s an old expression in New England that if nothing seems to go right for you, you have the luck of Hiram...
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9.0K4ConnecticutThe Six Oldest Courthouses in New England
Some of the oldest courthouses in New England have had revolutionaries argue cases in them. Patriots, heroes and traitors walked within their...
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52.4K12Arts and LeisureThe Six Oldest Restaurants in New England
The six oldest restaurants in New England include taverns that served hungry travelers and a diner that fed mill workers after their...
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11.4K2Arts and LeisureThe Pet Names of Famous New Englanders
When the Pilgrims came to America on the Mayflower, they brought with them two dogs described as a spaniel and a mastiff....
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8.8K2ConnecticutThe History of Indian Summer
Indian summer evolved over the centuries from a pioneer superstition to the poet’s best friend to the meteorologists’ whipping boy. It is...
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18.8K8ConnecticutThe Highest Point in Each New England State
You might think the most challenging mountain climbing adventure in New England is to the highest point in the region: Mount Washington...
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7.1K6Crime and ScandalMurderous Joseph Knapp Inspires Poe, Hawthorne
On May 14, 1830 Joseph Knapp, Sr., of Wenham, Mass., received a letter from Charles Grant of Belfast, Maine, demanding $350. Otherwise,...
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5.8KbostonEat Like A President, Part II
In honor of President’s Day, the New England Historical Society brings you another guide to how to eat like a president. We...
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4.3K8bostonJohn Alfred Poor Takes a Sleigh Ride, Steals a Railroad
In February 1845, John Alfred Poor made an epic five-day dash through a blizzard in the White Mountains to snatch a railroad...
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2.4KBusiness and LaborA Cape Codder Among the Cannibals – Benjamin Bourne’s Fantastic Voyage
As word of the California gold rush reached Cape Cod in 1848, Benjamin Franklin Bourne decided that the opportunity was too good...
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