All posts tagged "new deal"
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8.2K2ConnecticutDutch Elm Disease, the Nightmare on Elm Street
When Dutch elm disease first appeared in southwestern Connecticut, horrified New Englanders responded immediately to save their beloved elms, state agriculture experts...
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4.3KConnecticutBridgeport Elects a Socialist Mayor Again and Again and Again
Bridgeport, Conn., elected for 24 years a socialist mayor named Jasper McLevy, beloved in the city despite his friendship with a notorious...
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35.1K14Arts and LeisureHow To Talk With a New Hampshire Accent
The New Hampshire accent started with the English colonists who first arrived in North America. They brought with them speech patterns from...
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8.6K1ConnecticutSix Historic Places Connected to Illicit Love Affairs
Illicit love affairs are as much a part of history as are war and elections, and the New England Historical Society doesn’t...
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5.8K4MaineTomah Joseph, the Indian Elder Who Taught a President
The friendship between an Indian elder named Tomah Joseph and a 10-year-old rich kid would change the way Native Americans were treated...
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12.9K6Arts and LeisureThe Missing Kennebunkport Mural of the WPA
Towns and cities across America are dotted with WPA-era murals. Many of them pay tribute to the working classes of America. But...
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