All posts tagged "hurricanes"
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17.3K2ConnecticutThe Great September Gale of 1815
When the Great September Gale struck New England in the fall of 1815, few could remember the last time such a devastating...
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14.2K1Arts and LeisureYankee Troubadour Jonathan Plummer – The First Massachusetts Poet Laureate
There has never been an official Massachusetts poet laureate, but there certainly was an unofficial one. Jonathan Plummer of Newburyport, while not...
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68.0K18Business and LaborSix Historic Downtown Department Stores
In the time before Amazon, downtown department stores used to provide a special shopping experience. People dressed up when they went to...
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33.0K5Business 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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21.5K9MassachusettsThe Endicott Pear Tree, Still Alive in Massachusetts After Nearly 400 Years
Sometime around 1630, John Endecott planted a pear tree with the hope it would live for generations. He got his wish with...
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8.2K1MaineThe 1762 Drought Troubles George Washington
The 1762 drought, one of the worst in New England history, stretched all the way to Virginia. It even prompted complaints from...
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