All posts tagged "vermont"
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7.7KConnecticutMartha Stiles, the Hero Drummer Boy of Lookout Mountain
There may have been a Union Army drummer boy of Lookout Mountain, but it wasn’t Martha Stiles. Lookout Mountain certainly was the...
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13.8KArts and LeisureA Christmas First for New England? Each State Can Claim One.
New England is as unlikely a place as there is to celebrate a Christmas first. After all, Puritans in Massachusetts and Connecticut...
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34.3K18Business and LaborSix Historic Downtown Department Stores
Downtown department stores used to provide a special shopping experience, offering elegance and practicality. People dressed up when they went to visit...
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26.3K13bostonA Poorhouse in Each New England State
The poorhouse was once a very real and often feared part of life in New England. Poorhouses evolved from the English poor...
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8.4K3Crime and ScandalMonhegan Murder Mystery: What Did the Artist Know?
In 2013, artist Jamie Wyeth painted a portrait of Rockwell Kent on Monhegan Island with his paintbrush and palette in hand. In...
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22.9K9bostonThe 6 Oldest Public High Schools in New England
The oldest public high schools in the United States all stand in New England, probably because the Puritans believed in educating children...
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