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Boston & Maine Trains and Services
The Boston & Maine Railroad serviced most of New England as a primary mode of transportation during the 19th and 20th centuries.The birth of this railroad spurred the growth and…
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Building Route 128
Take a ride through historic Massachusetts down Route 128!Route 66 may be the most famous highway in the United States, but the country is home to countless roads ushering millions…
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Leominster Firefighting
In 1820, a group of Leominster volunteers formed Engine Company No. 1 “in the interests of protecting the rights of the settlers in case of fire.” Since then, more than…
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Lighthouses and Life Saving Along the Connecticut and Rhode Island Coast
Lighthouses and Life Saving along the Connecticut and Rhode Island Coast is the third in a series of titles offering a unique tribute to the men and women who protected…
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Lynn
Lynn was settled only nine years after the landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth. It quickly became renowned for its shoe shops (or “ten footers”), and almost every family in…
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Maine’s Jewish Heritage
According to historian Benjamin Band, the first record of a Jew in Maine concerns Susman Abrams, a tanner who resided in Union until his death at 87 in 1830. Historical…