All posts tagged "war of 1812"
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8.3KMaineMaine Statehood: The Mexit From Massachusetts in 1820
The story of Maine statehood is also the story of a province and a people exploited by absentee owners and left defenseless...
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4.1K2MassachusettsNew England’s Gun Valley, Child of the Springfield Armory
New England’s Gun Valley began with George Washington, who in 1777 scouted the site on an old Puritan muster ground in Springfield,...
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5.6KMaineRichard Cutts (Unintentionally) Avenges the War of 1812
With friends like Richard Cutts, James Madison didn’t need enemies. Though Cutts was the rare New Englander who supported Mr. Madison’s War,...
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4.6KNew HampshireThe Portsmouth Fires That Turned the City to Brick
Three Portsmouth fires, all at Christmas, destroyed 500 buildings within a decade in the early 19th century. Miraculously, no one died in...
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8.3KMassachusettsThompson Maxwell, the Forrest Gump of the American Revolution
In 1820 at the age of 78, Thompson Maxwell rode his horse more than 1,600 miles from Detroit to New England and...
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9.6K4Arts and LeisureSix Historic Boats, From Schooners to Submarines
Historic boats are as much a part of New England as Revolutionary battlefields and old taverns. The region has a fascinating maritime...
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