All posts tagged "Smithfield"
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5.0K2Arts and LeisureYou Don’t Have To Be Italian To Love RI Chicken Family Style
Chicken family style evolved in Northern Rhode Island during the Great Depression, and even today people will drive for miles and wait...
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23.7K5Business and LaborSix New England Ghost Towns
Though people typically think of ghost towns as belonging to the Old West, New England actually has plenty. Villages that once supported...
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6.8K5MassachusettsElizabeth Buffum Chace, Conductor on the Underground Railroad
Elizabeth Buffum Chace belonged to old and distinguished Rhode Island families, but she was distrusted and shunned because of her ardent opposition...
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7.6K1Politics and MilitaryThe Civil War Love Letter of Sullivan Ballou
Just before he died, Union Army Maj. Sullivan Ballou sat down in Washington, D.C., to write a love letter to his wife...
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4.7K2Business and LaborDavid Wilkinson Finds Out the Hard Way Why It’s Good To Patent Your Inventions
David Wilkinson was a genius when it came to machines, but something of a flake when it came to business. He let...
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4.0K12IrregularsBaseball’s Miracle 1914 Braves Most Improbable Comeback Ever
On July 18, 1914, the Braves were in last place as usual, but that season the madmen from Boston made the most...
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