In 1803, one of the first New England canals made Boston the undisputed commercial center of New England. Called ‘the Incredible Ditch,’...
In 1830, Joseph Palmer wore a long, flowing beard, considered such a fashion crime at the time that men attacked him and...
Babe Ruth once got drunk while in Sudbury, Mass., and threw a piano into Willis Pond to show off his strength. That,...
Irish landmarks commemorate the history of Irish immigrants in places you might not expect throughout New England. There’s more to Irish-American history...
In 1867, Harriet Beecher Stowe and her husband Calvin, tiring of New England’s cold climate, visited Florida for the first time. They...
In Maine, a dry summer meant an increase in locusts. In 1822, the conditions set the stage perfectly for the Maine grasshopper...