All posts tagged "Newport"
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8.6KNew England PlacesSix Historic Gardens
Historic gardens have a special appeal to New Englanders if only because of our harsh winters and long dreary springs. Though they...
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8.1K2Arts and LeisureSix Famous Artists Houses (Where You Can Stay, Too)
Artists gravitate toward places that inspire them creatively, so you can often find artists houses among splendid scenery or in rural isolation....
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12.6K2Arts and LeisureNew England’s Six Oldest Golf Clubs
In 1728, Royal Governor William Dummer arrived in Massachusetts with nine ‘goffe clubs,’ but it would be another 150 years before golf...
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6.8KNew England PlacesSix Gravesites of Military Heroes
Military heroes who sacrificed for their country certainly deserve to be remembered on Memorial Day weekend. Some remember them with parades and...
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13.9K1MaineJoseph Orono, The Blue Eyed Indian Who Helped the Revolutionary Cause
The Penobscot sachem Joseph Orono died in 1801, too early to know about his consolation prize for losing his people’s land to...
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12.0K1Arts and LeisureThe Willey Family Tragedy Starts White Mountain Tourism
When the Samuel Willey family moved to Crawford Notch in 1825, they unwittingly set in motion a chain of events that turned...
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