All posts tagged "Salisbury Mass."
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5.9KMassachusettsThe Ipswich Fright: Terror Strikes a Town Even When the British Aren’t Coming
In the days after the Battles of Lexington and Concord, a general panic seized the population around Boston. Would the British regulars...
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8.1K2MassachusettsThe New England Defenders of the Alamo
Among the defenders of the Alamo, at least eight came from New England to start a new life. Those lives were cut...
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14.9K2Crime and ScandalCaptain Walter Barefoot Fights the Law, 17th-Century Style
Back in the day when lawyers were cheap, Capt. Walter Barefoot was in and out of court almost 150 times during the...
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10.9K9MassachusettsThomas Macy Fined for Befriending Quakers
In the summer of 1657, a rainstorm drove four men to the home of Thomas Macy in Amesbury, Mass. They sought shelter...
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