All posts tagged "Walpole"
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15.3KNew England PlacesA Historic Train Ride in Each of New England’s Six States
What better way to take in New England’s fall foliage than a historic train ride? There’s no danger of running off the...
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9.0K1ConnecticutPerkins Metallic Tractors – Connecticut’s Cure for Everything That Ails You
A reputable young Connecticut doctor went off the rails shortly after the American Revolution with an invention that supposedly cured everything: the...
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15.8K14bostonHow Boston’s South Shore Became the Irish Riviera
Visit the South Shore of Massachusetts and you won’t have much doubt about why people call it the Irish Riviera. Orange-and-green flags...
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14.3K6Arts and LeisureA Star Is Born in Boston: Jon Landau Shows Bruce Springsteen the Future
Bruce Springsteen was about to get dropped by his record company when Jon Landau, a 27-year-old music critic for Boston’s Real Paper, wrote...
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10.0K15Politics and MilitaryEat Like a President – The Founding Fathers’ Guide to New England Taverns
The first five U.S. presidents, the founding fathers, were all veteran travelers in New England. And in their travels, they left behind...
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16.4K51MassachusettsThe Great Northeastern Blackout of 1965
At dusk on Nov. 9, 1965, 11-year-old Jay Hounsell was walking down the road in Conway, N.H. He was on his way...
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