All posts tagged "statehouse"
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3.7KArts and LeisureSix More Artist Homes In New England
The creative spirit that moves people to sculpt and paint also tends to inspire an interesting artist home. Lucrative commissions in the...
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5.1KArts and LeisureSix Places That Appear on the Back of a Quarter
From 1999 through 2008, the 50 State Quarter program released commemorative quarters with unique designs for each state. Half of all Americans...
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7.1KConnecticutThe Revolutionary Holidays You May or May Not Celebrate
Revolutionary holidays didn’t start and end with Independence Day. When the Revolutionary War ended, Trumbull, Conn., celebrated with A Great Jubilee Day...
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4.0K1Arts and LeisureHow Hartford’s Ancient Burying Ground Was Saved by the Gold Street Lady
The Ancient Burying Ground, the oldest historic site in Hartford, contains the remains of 6,000 early men, women and children who settled...
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4.0KNew England PlacesSix Courageous Heroes From New England
Not all courageous heroes receive their due on Veterans or any other day. So many sacrifices have gone unheralded, so many men...
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5.8K5MassachusettsIn 1863, Capt. Charles Russell Lowell Shot His Own Soldier. Murder or Duty?
At the outset of the Civil War, Capt. Charles Russell Lowell thought a benefit of being an officer was that he didn’t...
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5.6K1New England PlacesSix Historic Fourth of July Celebrations
The Fourth of July has been celebrated with feasting, fireworks and festivity since Boston shot off cannons on the first anniversary of...
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13.1K1Arts and LeisureThe Six Largest Historic Districts in New England
Identifying the largest historic districts in New England was no easy task, as the region has so many collections of historic buildings,...
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8.4K8Business and LaborIn 1867 the First New England Snowbirds Travel South – ‘Feeling Young and Frisky.’
In 1867, Harriet Beecher Stowe and her husband Calvin, tiring of New England’s cold climate, visited Florida for the first time. They...
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19.1K6boston6 Historic Haunted Houses in New England (Plus 16 More)
Haunted houses belong to New England lore as much as Revolutionary battles or clipper ship races. New England ghosts, witches, devils and...
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