All posts tagged "meetinghouse"
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10.7K1Arts and LeisureSix Beautiful Buildings Designed by Asher Benjamin
Asher Benjamin, a young country housewright, published a book in 1797 that is responsible for the way much of early New England...
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10.0KArts and LeisureSix Places That Appear on the Back of a Quarter
From 1999 through 2008, the 50 State Quarter program released commemorative quarters with unique designs for each state. Half of all Americans...
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25.5K5Business and LaborSix Historic Barns
Thousands of New England’s historic barns have survived severe weather, westward migration, suburban sprawl and competition from corporate agribusiness. Often connected to...
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16.4KConnecticutThe Strange Death of Sarah Grosvenor in 1742
In 1742 in Pomfret, Conn., Sarah Grosvenor and Amasa Sessions were boyfriend and girlfriend, he 26 and she 19. In May of...
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21.4KNew England PlacesSix Christmas Towns for the Holidays
So much of New England looks like a Currier & Ives print over the holidays that it was hard to choose the...
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13.8K3New England PlacesSix French Place Names in Six New England States
French place names reveal much about the history of a city or town. They reflect the great historical events that took place...
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