All posts tagged "exeter"
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12.2K1New HampshireHow the Londonderry Scots-Irish Saved New Hampshire from Massachusetts
The Londonderry Scots-Irish prevented New Hampshire from a Massachusetts takeover by being fruitful and multiplying along the border. Massachusetts had taken over...
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3.8KArts and LeisureSix More Artist Homes In New England
The creative spirit that moves people to sculpt and paint also tends to inspire an interesting artist home. Lucrative commissions in the...
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7.3K2Arts and LeisureSix Historic Buildings With a Clerestory
The clerestory window makes a lot of sense in New England because of the short, short days during the long, long winter....
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15.7K5ConnecticutHow the Wild Turkey Vanished, Then Returned, to New England
For many years the only place you could find something called Wild Turkey in New England was on a liquor store shelf....
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6.7K2MaineDavid Dunbar Tries to Steal Maine from Massachusetts in 1729
David Dunbar had an uncanny ability to agitate people. He was born in Ireland to a family of little means, but in...
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10.6K2Arts and LeisureNew England’s Six Oldest Golf Clubs
In 1728, Royal Governor William Dummer arrived in Massachusetts with nine ‘goffe clubs,’ but it would be another 150 years before golf...
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70.0K19MassachusettsHow 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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6.2K1New HampshireEunice Cole, The Witch of Hampton Who Could Not Be Stopped
Virtually the entire town of Hampton, N.H., believed Eunice Cole was a witch, and from 1656 to 1680 she was hauled into...
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8.1K1ConnecticutThe Antis: Women Who Fought Against the Vote
In the late 19th century, women known as antis began to organize against women who wanted the right to vote. The antis...
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4.7K7New HampshireAbraham Lincoln in New England – Five Fast Facts
Here are five highlights from the journeys of Abraham Lincoln in New England. Lincoln made two trips to New England, in September...
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