All posts tagged "Swampscott"
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17.6KMassachusettsThe 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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22.5K4New England PlacesSix Presidential Houses in New England
Before presidential libraries, there were presidential houses, and every New England state has at least one. Massachusetts, of course, was the birthplace...
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31.6K9MassachusettsThe Rise, Fall and Rebirth of the Triple Decker
In the years before World War I, New England’s iconic triple decker brought thousands of immigrants into the middle class. Triple deckers...
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39.8K11Arts and LeisureThe Mysterious Death of Massachusetts Movie Star Thelma Todd
Eighty years ago Thelma Todd shot to fame. An actress from Massachusetts, she had conquered Hollywood by the time of her death...
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19.7K10MassachusettsLady Deborah Moody, A Dangerous Woman, Comes to New England
In 1654, when New York governor Peter Stuyvesant needed help collecting taxes, he turned to Deborah Moody. The career of the Salem,...
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6.5K1MassachusettsDenton Crocker Enjoys Basic Training During WW II
Denton Crocker considered becoming a conscientious objector during World War II, but he decided Germany’s aggression had to be stopped. He was...
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