All posts tagged "maritime"
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14.7K15MassachusettsThe Great New England Sea Serpents
When a New England sea serpent was beached off the coast of Scituate, Mass., in 1970, it marked the continuation of a...
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5.0K3Business and LaborWilliam Gilley, 1st Keeper of the Baker Island Lighthouse
William Gilley in 1828 received a rich reward for his support of John Quincy Adams: A $350-a-year job as keeper of the...
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39.0K24Crime and ScandalBlack Sam Bellamy, the Pirate Who Fought Smart, Harmed Few, Scored Big
Black Sam Bellamy became the wealthiest pirate in history not because of greed but because of anger – anger at the English...
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16.0K14Business and LaborThe Boatload of Ginseng That Launched the China Trade
The Empress of China launched the China trade on Feb. 22, 1784, when she sailed out of New York Harbor loaded with...
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8.0K18New HampshireN.H. Gov. Benning Wentworth Grabs the King’s Masts, Along With Vermont
If it weren’t for Benning Wentworth, Vermont probably wouldn’t exist. Wentworth was the Colony of New Hampshire’s first governor, and on Jan....
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4.9K4MassachusettsCaleb Cushing and the Bad Luck Weathervane
Caleb Cushing famously brought a weathervane shaped like an arrow as a gift to the American consul in China in 1844. Cushing,...
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