All posts tagged "real estate"
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7.0KBusiness and LaborSix Places Products Were Made
Back in the day, products were made in New England — a lot of products. The early cod fishermen and Yankee traders...
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9.6K3Business and LaborThe First Shopping Mall in Each New England State
In 1947, New England’s first shopping mall broke ground in Stamford, Conn. No one knew for sure whether it would even survive....
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34.8K7IrregularsNew England’s Six Wealthiest Towns (And How They Got That Way)
The wealthiest towns in each New England state all have good schools, beautiful homes and well-preserved historic districts. They are also, unsurprisingly,...
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10.0KNew England PlacesThe Oldest Newspaper in Each New England State
Those quarrelsome publishers just love to argue over the honor of being the oldest newspaper in the United States. But which one...
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4.6K1ConnecticutConnecticut’s Philo Bennett Makes a Very Peculiar Will
New Haven’s Philo Bennett probably thought he was doing William Jennings Bryan a good turn when he left him $50,000 in his...
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7.4KMassachusettsJames Swan – The Man Who Financed Two Revolutions
In 1794, the Atlantic Ocean was a battleground. The French and British were at loggerheads, and the British Navy, with the support...
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