All posts tagged "Watertown Mass."
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12.7K1Arts and LeisureHarriet Hosmer, Pioneering Woman Artist
Harriet Hosmer was one of the best known artists — and one of the best known professional women — of her time....
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7.2K7MassachusettsMount Auburn Cemetery, a 19th Century Tourist Attraction
In 1846, 16-year-old Emily Dickinson made a rare foray outside of her Amherst, Mass., home to visit the biggest tourist attraction on...
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8.4K4Business and LaborSecrets to a Long Life From Holders of The Boston Post Cane
When the Town of Westmoreland, N.H., gave its Boston Post Cane to 113-year-old Mary Ray in 2008, she was believed to be...
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4.9KArts and LeisureNew England Places To Take Mom on Mother’s Day
Everyone knows about historic New England places like the Freedom Trail or Robert Frost’s Farm. But the New England Historical Society can...
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9.0K4ConnecticutIsaac Bissell, Connecticut’s Paul Revere
Isaac Bissell electrified the colonies of Massachusetts and Connecticut with the news of the Battle of Lexington in April 1775. He rode...
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5.8K2Business and LaborFlashback Photo: Fred Marriott Sets the Steam Speed Record
Fred Marriott was the chief mechanic at the Stanley Steam Carriage Co., when the company owners asked him to race a...
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8.9K16MassachusettsBenjamin Edes, Father of the Boston Tea Party and Keeper of Its Secrets
Benjamin Edes instigated and paid for the Boston Tea Party – and, to his death, guarded the secret list of all who participated. Edes...
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9.6K13Business and LaborMaine Twins Invent the Stanley Steamer, Climb Mt. Washington
Freelan O. Stanley and his wife Flora climbed Mt. Washington in a Stanley Steamer on Aug. 31, 1899, in one of the...
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