All posts tagged "town government"
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7.2K4ConnecticutThe Rise and Fall of the Connecticut Borough
For over 200 years Connecticut has had a somewhat unique type of local government – a borough, of which nine currently survive....
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13.5K8ConnecticutThe First Town Meeting Still Going in Six States
Town Meeting dates to the European settlement of New England, and it persists today in town halls, schools and auditoriums. Not to...
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31.8K7MassachusettsThe Deaf Vineyarders Who Talked With Their Hands
During the 19th century, deaf Vineyarders made up a disproportionate number of people born on the island in southeastern Massachusetts. One in...
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3.0KMaineHow Dozens of Maine and Massachusetts Towns Sprang Into Being on One Day in 1775
On Aug. 23, 1775, several dozen towns suddenly sprang into existence in the Province of Massachusetts, which then included the Maine frontier....
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