All posts tagged "Lincoln"
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4.9K2Arts and LeisureJohn Wilkes Booth Buys Property in Boston’s Back Bay
John Wilkes Booth sympathized with the South during the Civil War, but he planned to move to Boston, a Northern city full...
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6.1K2Arts and LeisureYou Don’t Have To Be Italian To Love RI Chicken Family Style
Chicken family style evolved in Northern Rhode Island during the Great Depression, and even today people will drive for miles and wait...
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7.7K5New England PlacesSix Gilded Age Gentleman Farms in New England
During the Gilded Age, gentleman farms were an important element of the upper-class lifestyle. They served as formal summer mansions and working...
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3.9K1MassachusettsSix Quick Facts About the Valentine in History
The Valentine has pleased and perturbed people since Charles, Duke of Orleans, sent one to his wife from the Tower of London...
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6.0K7New HampshireAbraham Lincoln in New England – Five Fast Facts
Abraham Lincoln came to New England twice, in September 1848 and February 1860. Newspapers reported extensively on Abraham Lincoln in New England, ...
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4.9K1Politics and MilitaryPeace Goes to War In 1861: Isaac Peace Rodman at Antietam
Six generals died in the Civil War Battle of Antietam. Perhaps the least likely military leader in the group was Isaac Peace...
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