All posts tagged "Dartmouth"
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21.7K3Arts and LeisureSix Historic New England Football Fields
Football, once called the Boston Game, was played on many historic New England football fields since the 19th century. An organized college...
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38.3K7ConnecticutThe 6 Tallest Trees in New England
Once New England had the greatest forests and the tallest trees in the world. They were a major attraction for English colonists...
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27.3K5Business and LaborSix New England Ghost Towns
Though people typically think of ghost towns as belonging to the Old West, New England actually has plenty. Villages that once supported...
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22.6K8bostonThe 21 New England Colonial and State Capitals
New England cities and towns used to vie for colonial and state capitals the way they now court sports stadiums, with the...
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9.4K13Crime and ScandalThe Halifax Explosion – One Sketchy Plea for Help, and Massachusetts Goes the LImit
On the morning of December 6, 1917, a curious telegraph arrived at the offices of Hornblower & Weeks, a Boston investment banking...
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9.7K4Business and LaborHow the History of Petroleum Was Made in New England
In the history of petroleum, a chance meeting at Dartmouth College set into motion a chain of events that led to the...
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