All posts tagged "disaster"
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20.9K1MaineJoseph Orono, The Blue Eyed Indian Who Helped the Revolutionary Cause
The Penobscot sachem Joseph Orono died in 1801, too early to know about his consolation prize for losing his people’s land to...
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13.2K7MassachusettsThe Portland Gale of 1898, and the Cat that Saved a Life
Of all the storms that struck New England over the centuries, only one was named after its victim: The Portland Gale of...
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20.9K1Business and LaborThe Grover Shoe Factory Disaster Shakes the Nation in 1905
In March of 1905, with spring weather coming, the operators of the Grover shoe factory in Brockton, Mass., decided to switch off...
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62.9K10MassachusettsRemembering the 1978 Blizzard
In Connecticut they called it ‘Storm Larry.’ But to anyone old enough to remember, the words ‘1978 blizzard’ conjure up some very...
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16.4KNew England PlacesThe Oldest Lighthouse in Each New England State
The oldest lighthouse in the country would have been in New England had the British not blown it up during the American...
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12.0KConnecticutHow a Slave and a Counterfeiter Made the Fugio Cent, the 1st U.S. Money
A convicted counterfeiter and a Connecticut slave made the first U.S. coin, called the fugio cent, in fulfillment of a government contract...
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