All posts tagged "Plymouth Mass."
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28.4K1ConnecticutThe History of Epidemics in New England
The history of epidemics in New England teaches us that they arrive with terrifying swiftness. They also don’t get less lethal with...
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11.3KbostonThe 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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34.2K9ConnecticutBlack Sheep: The Rev. John Cotton Jr. Story
Is black sheep a fair description of Rev. John Cotton, Jr.? His father, after all, condoned casting Anne Hutchinson out of the...
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20.2K8ConnecticutThe First Town Meeting Still Going in Six States
Town Meeting dates to the European settlement of New England, and it persists today in town halls, schools and auditoriums. Not to...
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13.4K4ConnecticutThe Six Oldest Courthouses in New England
Some of the oldest courthouses in New England have had revolutionaries argue cases in them. Patriots, heroes and traitors walked within their...
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31.6K8bostonThe 21 New England Colonial and State Capitals
New England cities and towns used to vie for colonial and state capitals the way they now court sports stadiums, with the...
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