All posts tagged "Marblehead"
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8.5K6Arts and LeisureAnna Green Winslow Dines with King Hooper
Anna Green Winslow led quite a busy social life as an 11-year-old schoolgirl in pre-Revolutionary Boston. She socialized with the town’s elite,...
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35.1K14Business and LaborEleanor Creesy Navigates the World’s Fastest Clipper
Eleanor Creesy became an instant celebrity on Aug. 31, 1851, when the clipper ship she navigated sailed into San Francisco harbor. The...
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54.8K61ConnecticutHurricane Carol, So Deadly Her Name Was Retired
Hurricane Carol, one of the worst to hit New England, was so ferocious the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration retired the name...
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18.7K14MassachusettsRemembering the Great Colonial Hurricane of 1635
The Great Colonial Hurricane, possibly the strongest storm in New England’s history, struck on Aug. 25, 1635. The Rev. Richard Mather and...
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12.8K4MassachusettsEdward Augustus Holyoke: Leading the Charge Against Smallpox
In April of 1777, a 48-year-old doctor named Edward Augustus Holyoke made out his will and then traveled from his home in...
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5.6K2MassachusettsThe Battle of Bunker Hill Throws Salem Into a Panic
Shortly before the Battle of Bunker Hill, Edward Augustus Holyoke sent his wife to Nantucket for safety. A respected doctor in Salem,...
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