All posts tagged "Fairhaven Mass."
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11.9K4ConnecticutThe Great Atlantic Hurricane of 1944 Shows Forewarned is Forearmed
Just six years after the Great Hurricane of 1938 devastated New England, a storm of similar magnitude was heading north from the...
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10.5K1Business and LaborNathaniel Palmer, Connecticut Mariner, Sort of Discovers Antarctica in 1820
On Feb. 6, 1821, young Capt. Nathaniel Palmer and the four-man crew aboard the Hero were becalmed in uncharted waters off Antarctica,...
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4.0K12Flashback PhotosFlashback Photo: The 1782 Sack of Lunenberg by America’s Pirate Navy
The sack of Lunenburg in 1782 was a spectacular example of the importance of America’s pirate navy to the Revolutionary War. During...
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