All posts tagged "Wiscasset"
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15.0K4MaineMoses Davis, The Maine Cabinetmaker Who Built a Fort
A wooden blockhouse that still stands by the Sheepscot River is the unlikely legacy of a cabinetmaker named Moses Davis who strongly disagreed...
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14.2K6Business and LaborThe Dutch in New England: More Than Sinterklaas and Koekjes
Today the remnants of the colonial Dutch in New England are pretty much limited to the region’s outer rim: At Smith’s Castle...
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8.7K5New England PlacesSix Places New England Films Were Shot
New England films number in the hundreds since the turn of the last century, partly because the region provides such rich material...
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33.0K8bostonThe 21 New England Colonial and State Capitals
New England cities and towns used to vie for colonial and state capitals the way they now court sports stadiums, with the...
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15.4K4MaineLet Them Eat Lobster – Marie Antoinette Plans To Move to Maine
Marie Antoinette and Maine hardly trip off the tongue together, but an intrepid ship captain from the state nearly saved the life...
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