Rare Colonial New England coin up for auction, expected to fetch $1 million
With their former countrymen divided and lacking a monarch after the English Civil War, Colonists seized an opportunity to ...
The oldest town in NH is over 400 years old. But actually it's two towns
Together with Portsmouth, Exeter and Hampton, these early settlements became a royal province in 1679, existing under the ...
On this day in history, September 21, 1780, Benedict Arnold betrays cause of American independence
American officer Benedict Arnold met in secret with British Major John Andre on Sept. 21, 1780, with a plot to trade the American stronghold at West Point for cash amid the American Revolution.
Meet the American who first planted apples in the colonies: William Blaxton, eccentric settler
William Blaxton, an eccentric loner and Anglican minister, settled Boston before the Puritans and Rhode Island before Roger ...
New research reveals that America's oldest tombstone came from Belgium and belonged to an English knight
Jamestown, Virginia, was founded in 1607 and was the first English permanent settlement in America. It has been the subject ...
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Where to Get the Best Fall Food throughout New England
Domesticated apples made their passage to the New England colonies from England and eventually made their way into golden, flaky pie crusts. And with this marriage of ingredients, the sweet allure ...
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Commentary: Striped bass are part of our New England heritage and need our protection
In many long years on the New England coast, I have noticed patterns ... evolving as the landscape evolved and continuing today. The American Colonies, especially in their infant years, relied ...
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14 Former Presidents Who Loved Sipping On Whiskey
Enjoyed by all echelons of the populace, whiskey was a particular favorite among many American presidents, a taste dating all ...
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New World Exploration and English Ambition
At the end of the 16th century, Spain and Portugal dominated the South American continent and parts of the Caribbean. They had also gotten a foothold in Central America and the southern portions ...
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Massachusetts on the Eve of Revolution
New England's population had grown exponentially (Paul Revere had 16 children, and large families were not atypical.). Until the 1750s, Boston had been the largest city in the American colonies.
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The New Nationalist Movement in India
The American Colonies in 1776 took their stand upon ... starvation in a single country as the whole population of Canada, New England, and the city and state of New York, or nearly half as many ...