All posts tagged "timber"
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12.3K1New HampshireHow the Londonderry Scots-Irish Saved New Hampshire from Massachusetts
The Londonderry Scots-Irish prevented New Hampshire from a Massachusetts takeover by being fruitful and multiplying along the border. Massachusetts had taken over...
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7.0K5Politics and MilitaryThe Civilian Conservation Corps, a Young Man’s Adventure
During the depths of the Great Depression, a 17-year-old boy from Warren, R.I., enlisted in the Civilian Conservation Corps. He did it...
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6.7K2MaineDavid Dunbar Tries to Steal Maine from Massachusetts in 1729
David Dunbar had an uncanny ability to agitate people. He was born in Ireland to a family of little means, but in...
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4.9KArts and LeisureSamuel Bemis, America’s 1st Photography Nut
Samuel Bemis was a Boston dentist who bought one of the first cameras in America in 1840 and took the first known...
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13.6K5Business and LaborSix Historic Barns
Thousands of the historic barns of New England have survived severe weather, westward migration, suburban sprawl and competition from corporate agribusiness. Often...
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12.5K1MaineJoseph Orono, The Blue Eyed Indian Who Helped the Revolutionary Cause
The Penobscot sachem Joseph Orono died in 1801, too early to know about his consolation prize for losing his people’s land to...
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10.0K3Arts and LeisureOld New England Holidays We No Longer Celebrate
Early New Englanders, influenced by the Puritans, reluctantly celebrated for most holidays. Religious festivals, they felt, were un-Christian and pagan. Yet as...
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4.0K1MaineSamuel Williams Watches an Eclipse From Behind British Lines in 1780
The American Revolution was on in 1780, but that didn’t stop Harvard professor Samuel Williams from venturing behind British lines in Maine...
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7.1K1New England PlacesSix Covered Bridges
Covered bridges have been around since the late 18th century in the United States. Uncovered bridges had short lifespans of about 15...
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21.8K11MaineThe Penobscot Expedition, America’s Forgotten Military Disaster
The Penobscot Expedition during the American Revolution was the worst naval disaster in American history until Pearl Harbor. That a huge force...
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