All posts tagged "Truro"
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7.5KBusiness and LaborThe Wellfleet Oyster: A Brief History of the Precious Mollusk
Diamond Jim Brady once spat out an oyster served him at New York’s Delmonico’s restaurant. “That’s not a Wellfleet oyster!” exclaimed the...
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6.3KArts and LeisureSix Iconic Summer Paintings of New England
New England has no shortage of summer paintings. For centuries, artists have fled cities in summer for the cool air by the...
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12.7KArts and LeisureThe True Story of the Jenny Lind Tower (and a Few Good Tall Tales)
People often wonder how and why the Jenny Lind Tower ended up on the sand dunes of North Truro, Mass. It’s an...
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13.8K7MassachusettsThe Portland Gale of 1898, and the Cat that Saved a Life
Of all the storms that struck New England over the centuries, only one was named after its victim: The Portland Gale of...
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16.9K2New England PlacesSix Places Workers Were Killed in New England
Over the course of New England history many thousands of workers were killed on the job. Some, like Vermont quarry workers, died...
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20.8K3MassachusettsMr. Marconi Builds a Radio Station on Cape Cod and Comes to the Rescue of the Titanic
On Jan. 18, 1903, Guglielmo Marconi sent a message from his Cape Cod station, the first radio transmission to cross the Atlantic...
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