All posts tagged "Sandwich"
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9.0K2ConnecticutSamuel Maverick Writes A Guide to the Wonders of New England – in 1660
Samuel Maverick, as his name suggests, didn’t like to go along with the crowd. The Puritan crowd, that is. He came to...
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7.1KBusiness and LaborThe Telegraph Hills of Massachusetts
Along the east coast of Massachusetts stretching from Boston to Martha’s Vineyard lies a series of Telegraph Hills. So named around 1801,...
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9.7KMassachusettsThe John Rutledge Shipwreck: A Horrifying Ordeal and One Miraculous Survival
Just after midnight on Feb. 20, 1856, the first mate of the packet ship John Rutledge began scratching out quick log entries....
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18.4KNew England PlacesA Historic Train Ride in Each of New England’s Six States
What better way to take in New England’s fall foliage than a historic train ride? There’s no danger of running off the...
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13.5K2MassachusettsWhen the British Bombarded Falmouth
When the War of 1812 came to Cape Cod, only a few towns such as Falmouth resisted the British. In response, the...
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4.9K1MassachusettsLouis B. Mayer Goes to Hollywood — By Way of a Run-Down Burlesque Theater in Haverhill, Mass.
In 1907, 23-year-old Louis B. Mayer visited a run-down, dingy burlesque theater in Haverhill, Mass., and saw his fabulous future. Then called...
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