All posts tagged "woodstock"
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20.2K1MassachusettsWhen Fears of Premature Burial Stalked the Land
George Washington famously feared premature burial. While on his deathbed in 1799, he instructed his personal secretary Tobias Lear to make sure...
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7.6KNew England PlacesSix Historic Gardens
Historic gardens have a special appeal to New Englanders if only because of our harsh winters and long dreary springs. Though they...
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3.6K1Today's History Highlights ArchiveSeven of the Best New England Hoaxes
The worst thing about the many hoaxes played upon New Englanders throughout history? How many people fell for them. Though many hoaxes...
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6.9K2Crime and ScandalStop Thief! The Society of Mutual Aid Against Thieves Chases Lawless Freebooters
Like many vigilante groups in New England, the Society of Mutual Aid Against Thieves came about for good reason in Worcester, Mass.,...
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7.6KNew England PlacesSix Historic Love Nests
In honor of Valentines Day, the New England Historical Society chose to highlight six love nests. Love nests can be lavish mansions...
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13.0KNew England PlacesSix Christmas Towns for the Holidays
So much of New England looks like a Currier & Ives print over the holidays that it was hard to choose the...
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10.5KCrime and ScandalIn 1795 Dr. Elisha Phelps Takes a Wife – Or Two
In 1795, Abigail Wheelock looked out the window of her house in Hanover, N.H., to see Suky Eastman stepping out the back...
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16.6K5New England PlacesSix Indian Trails That Turned Into Scenic Highways and Byways
The Indian trails that crisscrossed New England go back to prehistoric times. Native Americans migrated from summer to winter homes along the...
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7.4K1Politics and Military12 Fascinating Facts About the Fourth of July
The Fourth of July from the get-go has been a rowdy holiday with ringing bells, gunfire, cannonfire, fireworks, feasting, speeches and toasts. Over...
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57.7K9ConnecticutSix Mysterious Stone Structures of New England
Everyone knows that stone walls cover the New England landscape like honeycombs. But far fewer people know about the region’s hundreds of...
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