All posts tagged "Hartford"
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4.5K2MassachusettsNew England’s Gun Valley, Child of the Springfield Armory
New England’s Gun Valley began with George Washington, who in 1777 scouted the site on an old Puritan muster ground in Springfield,...
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8.2K2ConnecticutDutch Elm Disease, the Nightmare on Elm Street
When Dutch elm disease first appeared in southwestern Connecticut, horrified New Englanders responded immediately to save their beloved elms, state agriculture experts...
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5.9KConnecticutWhy Glenn Miller Has a Memorial Stone in a New Haven Cemetery
Swing bandleader Glenn Miller was born in Iowa, grew up in the Midwest, got famous in New York City, lived in New...
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13.0K4Arts and LeisureHow the Jewish Immigrants Came to New England
It’s an oft-told story about the Jewish immigrant who rose from poverty on New York’s Lower East Side to prominence through hard...
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8.0K2ConnecticutSamuel Maverick Writes A Guide to the Wonders of New England – in 1660
Samuel Maverick, as his name suggests, didn’t like to go along with the crowd. The Puritan crowd, that is. He came to...
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4.1K1Arts and LeisureOlivia Langdon Cleans Up Mark Twain’s Act — And His Copy
Just one look at a photograph of Olivia Langdon and Mark Twain was done for. Love at first sight is how he...
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