All posts tagged "Massachusetts"
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15.9K3Politics and MilitaryThe Surprising German U-boat Visit to Newport, RI, During WWI
A surprise German U-boat visit to Newport Harbor during World War I started with pleasantries and ended with mayhem just south of...
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23.8KNew England PlacesA Historic Train Ride in Each of New England’s Six States
What better way to take in New England’s fall foliage than a historic train ride? There’s no danger of running off the...
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42.1K1New England PlacesSix Lovers Leaps in New England
Lovers leaps are nearly always found in isolated spots where a fall could kill you. They tend to inspire tales of romantic...
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17.9KNew HampshireThe Catholic Test – When New Hampshire Outlawed Catholics
New Hampshire’s Constitution, adopted in 1784, had some of the toughest restrictions on religious freedom in the new United States. It stated...
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34.2KNew England PlacesSix Abandoned Places
What is so appealing about abandoned places? Cyberspace abounds with photos, videos and bloggers waxing elegiac about abandoned old mills, mansions and...
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28.7K1MassachusettsIn 1774 Joshua Edson Reads About His Death
In October of 1774, Benjamin Edes and John Gill printed a letter that told of a startling sight in Bridgewater in the...
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