All posts tagged "Hanover NH"
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7.7KbostonSix Fun Facts About New England Olympians
Hundreds of New England Olympians have won, lost and placed in the summer games since they restarted in Athens in 1896. New...
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7.0KbostonThe Book that Taught Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln How To Speak
In 1830 and 1831, a 12-year-old Maryland slave and a 22-year-old backwoods store clerk picked up the same book – the Columbian...
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27.5K3Arts and LeisureSix Historic New England Football Fields
Football, once called the Boston Game, was played on many historic New England football fields since the 19th century. And New England...
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33.9K5Business and LaborSix New England Ghost Towns
Though people typically think of ghost towns as belonging to the Old West, New England actually has plenty. Villages that once supported...
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16.7K4Business and LaborHow the History of the Petroleum Industry Began in New England
The history of the petroleum industry started with a chance meeting at Dartmouth College. It set into motion a chain of events...
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263.2K69Connecticut1816: The Year Without a Summer
The year 1816 was known as ‘The Year Without a Summer’ in New England because six inches of snow fell in June...
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