All posts tagged "horses"
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5.4KConnecticutThe Prohibition Era Begins in Litchfield, Conn. in 1789
In 1789, Ephraim Kirby, Jebediah Strong, David Buel and more than 100 of their neighbors decided to swear off strong drink. They...
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The Prickly Case of The Barbed-Wire King vs. Doc Wilson
One day in 1889, the President of the Blackstone National Bank in Uxbridge, Mass. was surprised when Doc Wilson strolled into the...
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21.2KNew England PlacesSix Christmas Towns for the Holidays
So much of New England looks like a Currier & Ives print over the holidays that it was hard to choose the...
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21.1KConnecticutCaptain Gideon Olmsted Fights the American Revolution – For 30 Years
Gideon Olmsted, a Connecticut sea captain, departed Hartford and put to sea in December 1777 with a cargo of horses, onions, tobacco,...
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41.6K10MassachusettsMary Webster, the Witch of Hadley, Survives a Hanging
A Massachusetts jury acquitted Mary Webster of witchcraft in 1683, but her Hadley neighbors still thought her a witch – especially since...
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17.7K10MassachusettsThe Boston Post Road Historical Markers That Get The Facts Wrong
The historical markers along the Boston Post Road are many, but their history is often fake. Since 1673, post riders have ridden...
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