All posts tagged "mountains"
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7.5K3Arts and LeisureThe Early Days of New England Skiing
When members of the Appalachian Mountain Club began hacking ski trails in New Hampshire over Barrett and Temple Mountains in 1927, New...
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10.2K9Arts and LeisureMolly Spotted Elk, From Poverty in Old Town, Maine, to Fame in Paris — and Back
In the fall of 1931, 27-year-old Molly Spotted Elk was far from home and unsure about marrying her French journalist lover. She...
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12.7K4Business and LaborThe Hoosac Tunnel Disaster of 1867
The Hoosac Tunnel disaster killed 13 miners in 1867, but the tunnel took the lives of an estimated 180 workers during decades of construction....
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11.0K15MassachusettsThe Great Snow Hurricane of 1804
On Oct. 9, 1804, a snow hurricane struck Eastern New England, the first time in recorded history a tropical storm produced snowfall....
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14.2K26Religion and Social MovementsOne First Love – Ellen Louisa Tucker Marries Ralph Waldo Emerson
The Ralph Waldo Emerson who married Ellen Louisa Tucker on September 30, 1829 would hardly have recognized the man he became by...
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5.8K16Science and NatureBetty and Barney Hill Take a Long, Strange Trip
On Sept. 19, 1961, Betty and Barney Hill made their way back from Montreal to their home in Portsmouth, N.H., after a...
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3.9KMassachusettsDenton Crocker Writes a Love Letter From a Train, 1943
Denton Crocker spent World War II fighting the Allies’ deadliest enemy in the South Pacific: the mosquito. Malaria struck as many as...
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196.8K68Connecticut1816: The Year Without a Summer
The year 1816 was known as ‘The Year Without a Summer’ in New England because six inches of snow fell in June...
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15.9K5New HampshireThe World War II Bomber That Crashed In New Hampshire
A B-18 bomber that crashed in New Hampshire today serves as one of New England’s most unique memorials to those who died...
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31.0K21New HampshireThe 1936 Flood That Engulfed New England
The great 1936 flood began on March 11 with a downpour in New England that didn’t stop for 14 days. The rain...
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