All posts tagged "Sharon"
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5.9KPolitics and MilitaryHannah Hendee – Heroine of the Royalton Raid
In 1780, British troops embarked on a series of raids near what is now the Vermont-New Hampshire border to discourage colonists from spreading the...
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9.9K5New HampshireSarah Josepha Hale, the Little Lady From NH Who Started Thanksgiving
Growing up in Newport, N.H., Sarah Josepha Hale hardly seemed likely to move a president, build a monument or influence a generation...
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10.3K1Arts and LeisureFive Historic Thanksgiving Foods . . . That You Won’t Be Eating
The best food historians can say is that turkey probably has been on Thanksgiving tables since the beginning, and it’s been remarkably...
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7.1K1New England PlacesSix Covered Bridges
Covered bridges have been around since the late 18th century in the United States. Uncovered bridges had short lifespans of about 15...
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14.2K4Arts and LeisureThe Gravesites of Six Revolutionary Heroines
The gravesites of such revolutionary heroes as Paul Revere and John Adams are well known and well marked, but where are the...
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37.0K12ConnecticutThe Secret History of New England’s Sundown Towns
“Whites Only Within City Limits After Dark” reads the faded road sign, an artifact on display at the Tubman African American Museum...
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5.9K12ConnecticutWilliam F. Buckley, Jr., The Merry Gladiator of the Right
William F. Buckley, Jr., for decades skewered liberals with such charm and merriment that most of them ended up liking him. Some...
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11.7K12MassachusettsDeborah Sampson: Massachusetts’ Revolutionary Woman Warrior
At five-foot-seven, Deborah Sampson was tall for a girl in 1782. In fact, she was tall for a man in those times....
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Jackie Robinson Buys A Home in Connecticut
Integrating Major League baseball was just one of the challenges facing Jackie Robinson, the Brooklyn Dodgers’ great second baseman. Buying a house...
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