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The Prickly Case of The Barbed-Wire King vs. Doc Wilson
One day in 1889, the President of the Blackstone National Bank in Uxbridge, Mass. was surprised when Doc Wilson strolled into the...
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17.2K4Arts and LeisureThe Gravesites of Six Revolutionary Heroines
The gravesites of such revolutionary heroes as Paul Revere and John Adams are well known and well marked, but where are the...
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7.3KConnecticutNew England Colonists Thunderstruck by the Lightning Storms of 1768
Terrific lightning storms unsettled New England colonists during the summer of 1768, when rising tensions with Great Britain led to conflict and...
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16.1K12MassachusettsDeborah Sampson: Massachusetts’ Revolutionary Woman Warrior
At five-foot-seven, Deborah Sampson was tall for a girl in 1782. In fact, she was tall for a man in those times....
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