All posts tagged "St. Johnsbury"
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11.1K30New England PlacesSix New England Places With a Unique Name
The early English and Scots-Irish settlers tended not to give a new settlement a unique name. Many New England place names came...
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33.6K24ConnecticutThe 1918 Flu Epidemic Kills Thousands in New England
As World War I raged in Europe, New Englanders died at home from a foe more deadly than bullets: the 1918 flu...
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11.3K11Politics and Military12 New England Military Heroes, Sung and Unsung
New England has given countless military heroes to the United States of America over its history. Their heroism took many different forms....
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4.4KReligion and Social MovementsAlice Watts, Vermont Farm Girl, Watches a Torchlight Parade for Justin Morrill
In August 1860, Alice Watts was a 15-year-old Vermont farm girl struggling to get an education, struggling to be independent and struggling...
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