All posts tagged "John Stark"
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17.0K4Arts and LeisureThe Gravesites of Six Revolutionary Heroines
The gravesites of such revolutionary heroes as Paul Revere and John Adams are well known and well marked, but where are the...
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44.1K4bostonSix Revolutionary Forts
Scattered throughout New England are dozens of revolutionary forts. Some, like Fort Halifax in Maine, date to the French and Indian wars....
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8.6K4Crime and ScandalFortunate Son: The Madness of John Stark
For nearly 200 years, from the beginnings of the nation, the Stark name, beginning with John Stark, was the gold standard of...
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8.8K7Crime and ScandalRhoda Dustin, The Butter-Stopping, Horse-Flying Witch of Weare, NH
To an outsider travelling through New Hampshire in the late 1700s, Rhoda Dustin seemed a peaceful innkeeper. But the tongue-wagging gossips around...
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29.3K9ConnecticutSix Military Routes Used During the American Revolution
You could do worse than look at fall foliage along old military routes in New England. Some of them, originally Indian trails,...
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6.1K11Politics and MilitaryBetter Late than Never: Seth Warner Saves the American Cause at Bennington
In August of 1777, some New Englanders feared America was losing its Revolutionary War. American forces had surrendered Fort Ticonderoga without a...
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