All posts tagged "racing"
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5.9K2Business and LaborFlashback Photo: Fred Marriott Sets the Steam Speed Record
Fred Marriott was the chief mechanic at the Stanley Steam Carriage Co., when the company owners asked him to race a...
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7.3K3Arts 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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16.6K13Arts and Leisure10 Unusual Facts About James Lord Pierpont, The Man Behind Jingle Bells
You’ve heard James Lord Pierpont. Everyone has. And in three weeks’ time, you’ll hope you never have to hear his music again....
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9.2K15Business and LaborThe Glory Days of Springfield’s Indian Motocycle
For nearly two decades the Indian Motocycle made Springfield, Mass., the center of the global motorcycle business. From 1902, when the first...
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7.5K9Arts and LeisureThe Forgotten Glory Days of the Readville Race Track
The Readville Race Track in its glory days was a place where politicians, socialites, sportsmen and gamblers mingled; speed records were set...
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14.2K5MassachusettsThe Mill River Flood of 1874, A Preventable Tragedy
On May 16, 1874, the cheap and shoddy Mill River dam collapsed, killing 139 people and wiping out four towns in western...
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6.6K4Arts and LeisureThe Beautiful Freak Reliance Defends the America’s Cup in 1903
The beautiful behemoth Reliance handily defended the America’s Cup in 1903, but her freakishly large size caused the contest’s rules on design...
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