All posts tagged "Mass."
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3.4KConnecticutThe Brahmin Rough Riders of New England
Some people believe that the Rough Riders were almost all cowboys from out West. After all, it had earned the nickname “The...
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5.4KMassachusettsThe Branded Hand of Jonathan Walker: Emblem of Slave Stealing or Slave Savior?
In 1844, Florida slave-holders believed Jonathan Walker deserved the punishment of a branded hand. Walker, after all, had tried to steal seven...
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79.5K14ConnecticutThe Secret History of New England’s Sundown Towns
“Whites Only Within City Limits After Dark” reads the faded road sign, an artifact on display at the Tubman African American Museum...
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4.3K2Business and LaborThe Jonah of Cape Cod: A Whale of a Tale
Much like fracking today, the whale industry in the 1800s drew countless men to the business because of the wealth that could...
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9.4K13MaineHow Flying Santa Saw New England Lighthouses in 1936 (From the Sky, Of Course)
The New England Flying Santa tradition was born in the teeth of a fierce winter storm when lighthouse beacons along Penobscot Bay...
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20.4K30MassachusettsHarriet Hanson Robinson, Lowell Mill Girl
Harriet Hanson Robinson went to work as a Lowell mill girl when she was 10 years old to help support her family....
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