All posts tagged "shipbuilding"
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9.6KMassachusettsThe Ashton Valve Company Saves Lives
The Ashton Valve company was born out of Henry G. Ashton’s desire to make boiler rooms a safer working environment. In its...
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7.9KMaineRichard Cutts (Unintentionally) Avenges the War of 1812
With friends like Richard Cutts, James Madison didn’t need enemies. Though Cutts was the rare New Englander who supported Mr. Madison’s War,...
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32.4K4Business and LaborTimothy Dexter, the Ridiculous Millionaire Who Sold Coals to Newcastle
Timothy Dexter was considered a lucky fool for selling coal to Newcastle and bed warmers to the tropics – and somehow making...
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8.6K5MassachusettsThe Nightingale of Boston and the Last Gasps of the American Slave Trade
In early spring of 1861, the Nightingale of Boston set sail for Liverpool. She carried grain, bread and barrels, broken down for...
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4.7K11MassachusettsThe ‘Ravishing Light and Glory’ of the Declaration of Independence
Shortly after the Declaration of Independence was first read in Philadelphia, John Adams wrote to Samuel Chase, a fellow signer from Maryland and a future...
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5.3K6MassachusettsSarah Peirce Nichols Walks 15,961 Miles in Salem, Mass.
Sarah Peirce Nichols usually got up before 3 a.m. every day in 1833 to walk … and walk … and walk. From...
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