All posts tagged "maritime history"
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7.7K4Arts and LeisureSix Historic Boats, From Schooners to Submarines
Historic boats are as much a part of New England as Revolutionary battlefields and old taverns. The region has a fascinating maritime...
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7.4K1New England PlacesThe Oldest Bank in Each New England State
The oldest bank in a state isn’t necessarily the first one chartered. Banks have had their difficulties over the years and many...
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11.2K2New HampshireThe Privateer Liverpool Packet Torments Boston: The Evil Genius of Coastal Trade
The privateers that raided shipping off the New England coast in the War of 1812 were the gladiators of their day. Wealth,...
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13.7K6MaineUSS Squalus Rescue: World Awaits News of Sailors’ Fate
In 1939, the greatest submarine rescue in history was undertaken off the coast of Portsmouth, N.H. This is the second part of...
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12.4K2MassachusettsMargaret Fuller Dies in a Shipwreck While People Watch
Margaret Fuller, who spent her life protesting injustice, died at the age of 40 in a shipwreck off New York Harbor while...
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7.7K3Crime and ScandalUnequal Justice: Murders at Sea on the Albion Cooper and the Theresa
Life on a ship in the 1850s was neither democratic nor easy. The captain made the rules and punishments were fierce. In...
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7.0K3MaineEpenow, the Wampanoag Who Conned His Way Home From England
William Shakespeare probably saw Epenow when he was put on display in London in 1612. Several English sea captains probably wished they’d...
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4.4K1MassachusettsThe Treasure of the Magnifique and the Lighthouse Keeper’s Tale
In 1820, when harbor pilot-turned-church-sexton David Darling was buried, the story of the French ship Magnifique might well have been buried with...
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11.9K1Arts and LeisureThe Six Largest Historic Districts in New England
Identifying the largest historic districts in New England was no easy task, as the region has so many collections of historic buildings,...
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7.7K11New HampshireThe Battle of Rye Brings the War of 1812 to New Hampshire
In 1814, the War of 1812 came to the New Hampshire coast in the form of the Battle of Rye. In April...
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