All posts tagged "storm"
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12.0KMassachusettsThe Cold Storm and Great Freeze of 1857
The Cold Storm and Great Freeze of 1857 prostrated New England during the winter of 1856-57, one of the worst ever. Thirty-two...
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12.2KConnecticutThe Wallingford Tornado of 1878 Unleashes Terror on an Unsuspecting Town
The Wallingford Tornado of 1878 ranks as one of the worst natural disasters to ever strike Connecticut. It caused so much damage...
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5.0KArts and LeisureA Green Mountain Boy Stars in an 1839 Romance Novel, Heaving Bosoms and All
Green Mountain Boy Seth Warner might have been a forgotten Revolutionary War hero had he not appeared in an 1839 romance novel....
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18.6K4Arts and LeisureSix Mid-Century Modern Homes
Though people usually think of the quintessential New England house as a white clapboard farmhouse or Cape, we actually have quite a...
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37.9K7IrregularsNew England’s Six Wealthiest Towns (And How They Got That Way)
The wealthiest towns in each New England state all have good schools, beautiful homes and well-preserved historic districts. They are also, unsurprisingly,...
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28.8K1MaineThe Malta War Pitted Maine Against Massachusetts
The Malta War was the name given to the fighting that broke out in 1809 in Maine’s Kennebec County. At that time,...
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