All posts tagged "white mountains"
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14.3K2ConnecticutThe History of Indian Summer
Indian summer evolved over the centuries from a pioneer superstition to the poet’s best friend to the meteorologists’ whipping boy. It is...
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30.7K9Connecticut6 Places With a Curse on Them
Curses were a fact of life in colonial America. With limited scientific knowledge, spiritual beliefs reigned supreme. And many believed that a...
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19.6K6Business and Labor6 Historic Stagecoach Stops You Can Visit
The history of New England’s post roads and their stagecoach stops mirror the history of the country. The roads date back to...
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33.5K5Business and LaborSix New England Ghost Towns
Though people typically think of ghost towns as belonging to the Old West, New England actually has plenty. Villages that once supported...
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27.5K9Arts and LeisureNew Hampshire’s Sarah Whitcher Meets a Bear in 1783
One day in June of 1783, four-year-old Sarah Whitcher of Warren, N.H., begged her parents to let her go along with them...
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10.9K1Arts and LeisureEnglish Jack Journeys From London Pauper to White Mountain Hermit
John Alfred Vials – better known as English Jack or the Hermit of the White Mountains – was a fixture for decades...
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