All posts tagged "siege of Boston"
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45.0K4bostonSix Revolutionary Forts
Scattered throughout New England are dozens of revolutionary forts. Some, like Fort Halifax in Maine, date to the French and Indian wars....
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35.0K2ConnecticutHow the Daughters of Liberty Fought for Independence
On August 14, 1768, the Daughters of Liberty cheered from windows as the Sons of Liberty paraded through Boston to commemorate their...
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59.5K12Arts and LeisureThe Six Oldest Restaurants in New England
The six oldest restaurants in New England include taverns that served hungry travelers and a diner that fed mill workers after their...
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12.2K9bostonThe Love Letters of Lucy and Henry Knox
Henry Knox was a 22-year old bookseller in Boston when a pretty, vivacious teenager walked into his shop in 1772. She immediately...
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20.4K4bostonGeorge Washington Breaks Up a Snowball Fight at Harvard
A snowball fight among Continental Army soldiers threatened to get ugly during the Siege of Boston until George Washington intervened. It was...
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9.5K2bostonMartha Washington Tries To Cheer the Troops in Cambridge
Martha Washington thought it would be a great idea to throw a Twelfth Night party in 1776 at Continental Army headquarters...
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