All posts tagged "farmington"
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12.1K5ConnecticutThe Rise and Fall of the Connecticut Borough
For over 200 years Connecticut has had a somewhat unique type of local government – a borough, of which nine currently survive....
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11.5K2Arts 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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19.3K2ConnecticutThe Tariffville Disaster Inspires the First Emergency Phone Call
The Tariffville disaster, a train wreck near Hartford, prompted the first-ever emergency telephone call when a doctor summoned help from a local...
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18.7K4New England PlacesSix Places That Raised a Liberty Pole
Beginning in 1766, the liberty pole symbolized dissent from Great Britain, but over the years it took on different meanings for the...
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19.3K2Arts 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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19.7KArts and LeisureLillian Nordica – An Opera Diva With a Tragic Flair for the Dramatic
In 1914, all the the world, including her hometown of Farmington, Maine, strained its ears for any word that the voice of...
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