All posts tagged "New Bedford"
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6.8KArts and LeisureThe Extraordinary Voyage of the Charles W. Morgan
In 1916, a 72-year-old sea captain named Benjamin Cleveland decided to take a 75-year-old wooden vessel on one last voyage. So Cleveland,...
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3.8KBusiness and LaborThe Portuguese Farmers Who Made Falmouth Strawberries Famous
In 1892, Manuel Viera Martins retired from whaling and bought a cottage in the Waquoit section of Falmouth, Mass. He and his...
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17.7KMassachusettsThe Cold Storm and Great Freeze of 1857
The Cold Storm and Great Freeze of 1857 prostrated New England during the winter of 1856-57, one of the worst ever. Thirty-two...
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9.9K1MassachusettsFrederick Douglass’ Fifth of July Speech Asks ‘What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?’
What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July? is the popular name of a speech delivered by Frederick Douglass on the...
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12.3K1Business and LaborBefore Dunkin’, New England Had the Waldorf Lunch System
Before New England gave the world Howard Johnson’s, Dunkin Donuts, McDonald’s and Subway, it invented the Waldorf Lunch. The Waldorf Lunch System...
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11.9KbostonThe 1790 Census: New England by the Numbers
Just after the American Revolution, Gilmanton, N.H., ranked as the 30th biggest municipality in the United States. The Lakes Region town was...
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