All posts tagged "stores"
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7.4K1Politics and MilitaryLoyalists and Patriots: Mary Munro Sent Packing to Canada During the Revolution
During the American Revolution, Vermont was a battleground that pitted loyalists and patriots against each other, not just on the battlefield but...
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12.0K3Business and LaborThe First Shopping Mall in Each New England State
In 1947, New England’s first shopping mall broke ground in Stamford, Conn. No one knew for sure whether it would even survive....
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29.7K5ConnecticutThe West Indies Send Sugar, Slaves and Red Sox Stars to New England
For four centuries, the West Indies have made an outsized impact on New England. In 2018, West Indian stars and a West...
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10.5KArts and LeisureAmos Doolittle Creates the First (and Only) Accurate Engravings of the Battles of Lexington and Concord
Amos Doolittle didn’t let a little political disagreement get in the way of creating the most important images of the American Revolution....
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13.9K2ConnecticutThe Great September Gale of 1815
When the Great September Gale struck New England in the fall of 1815, few could remember the last time such a devastating...
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28.9KNew England PlacesSix Abandoned Places
What is so appealing about abandoned places? Cyberspace abounds with photos, videos and bloggers waxing elegiac about abandoned old mills, mansions and...
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