All posts tagged "manufacturing"
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13.5K4MassachusettsA French Parish Gets an Irish Priest, And War Breaks Out in Fall River
In 1884, a French parish in Fall River, Mass., locked its Irish pastor out of the church and made his life a...
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7.3K4New 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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3.7K1New England PlacesSix Places Where a Revolutionary Hero Lived
You didn’t have to show courage in battle to be a revolutionary hero. But if you were, it probably took more than...
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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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8.2KConnecticutHow a Slave and a Counterfeiter Made the Fugio Cent, the 1st U.S. Money
A convicted counterfeiter and a Connecticut slave made the first U.S. coin, called the fugio cent, in fulfillment of a government contract...
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8.3K2New England PlacesSix French Place Names in Six New England States
French place names reveal much about the history of a city or town. They reflect the great historical events that took place...
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