All posts tagged "scituate"
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6.2KPolitics and MilitaryChopmist Hill, Rhode Island’s Secret Listening Post in WWII
Just before Pearl Harbor, Chopmist Hill in Scituate, R.I., was the center of the world. That’s what the Federal Communications Commission discovered...
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16.3K6ConnecticutHow the Wild Turkey Vanished, Then Returned, to New England
For many years the only place you could find something called Wild Turkey in New England was on a liquor store shelf....
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6.8K1MassachusettsThe Portland Gale of 1898, and the Cat that Saved a Life
Of all the storms that struck New England over the centuries, only one was named after its victim: The Portland Gale of...
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45.0K8Massachusetts15 Facts About the 1978 Blizzard
In Connecticut they called it ‘Storm Larry.’ But to anyone old enough to remember, the words ‘1978 blizzard’ conjure up some very...
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4.4KNew England PlacesSix Courageous Heroes From New England
Not all courageous heroes receive their due on Veterans or any other day. So many sacrifices have gone unheralded, so many men...
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7.2K2Politics and MilitaryHow Providence’s Federal Hill Got Its Name
In 1788, Providence, R.I.’s Federal Hill officially got its name. In June of 1788, New Hampshire became the ninth state to ratify...
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4.6K1Massachusetts‘Sour Ale in Summer’ – The Puritan Beliefs of Charles Chauncy
In the early 1600s, the Anglican Church was under criticism from all manner of dissenters offering a wide variety of opinions on...
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16.7K8Business and LaborSix Irish Landmarks in New England
Irish landmarks commemorate the history of Irish immigrants in places you might not expect throughout New England. There’s more to Irish-American history...
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25.8K9ConnecticutSix Military Routes Used During the American Revolution
You could do worse than look at fall foliage along old military routes in New England. Some of them, originally Indian trails,...
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16.4K15bostonHow Boston’s South Shore Became the Irish Riviera
Visit the South Shore of Massachusetts and you won’t have much doubt about why people call it the Irish Riviera. Orange-and-green flags...
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