All posts tagged "marlborough"
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6.6K2Arts and LeisureLittle Women Surprises Louisa May Alcott With Its Amazing Success
Louisa May Alcott called Little Women some ‘rubbish’ she ‘scribbled.’ When she gave her manuscript to her publisher, she hoped for a...
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8.5K10MassachusettsThe Boston Post Road Historical Markers That Get The Facts Wrong
The historical markers along the Boston Post Road are many, but their history is often fake. Since 1673, post riders have ridden...
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5.4K5New England PlacesSix Autumn Paintings of New England (And How They Look Today)
New England’s fall foliage inspires so much imagery we were pretty sure we could find six autumn paintings of New England. Then...
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6.2K30New England PlacesSix New England Places With a Unique Name
The early English and Scots-Irish settlers tended not to give a new settlement a unique name. Many New England place names came...
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9.6K6New England PlacesThe Oldest Business in Each New England State
Family-owned businesses are becoming a thing of the past as Amazon and Walmart gobble up the consumer’s dollar. But there are exceptions...
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51.5K12Arts and LeisureThe Six Oldest Restaurants in New England
The six oldest restaurants in New England include taverns that served hungry travelers and a diner that fed mill workers after their...
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7.0K36MassachusettsJohn Hancock Snubs George Washington
In the fall of 1789, President George Washington spent 10 days in Massachusetts, greeted by large crowds of people — with the...
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3.3K2Religion and Social MovementsCrystal Eastman Keeps Her Name, Doesn’t Do Housework
Crystal Eastman wanted to change the world for women and change the way women lived in the world. A suffragette, magazine editor...
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