All posts tagged "Stonington Conn."
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5.0KUncategorizedThe Kettle Holes of New England (12 Other States Have Them Too)
You’ll find thousands of kettle holes in New England, but you won’t find them everywhere in the United States. They can be...
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10.1K4ConnecticutConnecticut Justice: When Murder Became Manslaughter in 1712
The evolution of New England laws from a religious basis toward secular Common Law happened gradually. It took a big step forward...
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5.8KbostonLeonard Black, A Suffering Slave Who Overcame Many Trials
Leonard Black couldn’t read or write when he escaped slavery in Maryland, but he found a way to pay for his education....
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17.1K1Business and LaborNathaniel Palmer, Connecticut Mariner, Sort of Discovers Antarctica in 1820
On Feb. 6, 1821, young Capt. Nathaniel Palmer and the four-man crew aboard the Hero were becalmed in uncharted waters off Antarctica,...
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10.9K1ConnecticutThe SS Lexington Disaster, Worst in Long Island Sound History
Cornelius Vanderbilt in 1834 commissioned a paddlewheel steamboat called the SS Lexington to be the fastest and most luxurious in operation. She...
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5.4K3Business and LaborJoshua Hempstead, Diarist of Colonial New London, Conn.
Joshua Hempstead throughout his long life in colonial New England pursued many business activities, some of which carried perils almost unimaginable today. ...
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