All posts tagged "Keene NH"
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4.8KMassachusettsGeorge Dilboy, Greek Lad, Wipes Out a German Machine Gun Nest
Gen. John Pershing called him one of the 10 greatest heroes of World War I. The City of Somerville, Mass., remembers him...
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7.9K1Arts and LeisureThe Massachusetts Camouflage School that Taught How To Razzle-Dazzle
In 1917, the U.S. government set up a camouflage school for women artists in Marshfield Hills, Mass. About five dozen women artists...
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13.7K2ConnecticutDutch 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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56.1K12Business and LaborSix Sears Houses
In the early part of the 20th century, you could buy Sears houses for the price of a good pair of shoes...
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29.2K6bostonNew England’s Historic Haunted Houses
Haunted houses belong to New England lore as much as Revolutionary battles or clipper ship races. New England ghosts, witches, devils and...
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8.5K1Arts and LeisureThe Faulkner Murals Come to Life in the National Archives
In 1933, a government building boom was on to lift the nation out of the Great Depression. The new National Archives building...
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