Month: January 2025
The First Tourist to Where the American Revolution Began
Thousands of tourists come to Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts every year to see the place where the American Revolution began. Who was the first such…
The Munroe Tavern
In Lexington, Massachusetts you’ll find an old tavern with quite a story connected to the first shots of the American Revolution. You can still come…
The Spot Where The Fight for Independence Began
The United States proclaimed its independence on July 4, 1776. It witnessed its first deaths in the fight for freedom on April 19th, 1775. Now,…
A Tavern Older Than the Country
Next to the historic green in Lexington, Massachusetts, you’ll find a tavern that is a few decades older than this country. Perhaps you’ve not heard…
The Line on the Library Floor
There is a black tape line on the floor of the library in Derby Line, Vermont. Walk inside and cross that line and you’re in…
The Library in Derby Line, Vermont
Many communities have a library. So it’s not unusual that this town in Vermont has a public library. What is unique is the fact it…
The Story of Hetty Green
Some called her the Queen of Wall Street. Others said she was the Witch of Wall Street. A trip to this town will help shed…
One of the Richest Women in the World
She was one of the richest women in the world. A quaker who some thought was simply too miserly in her ways, yet a shrewd…
Bellows Falls
The Connecticut River is the largest in the northeastern U.S. flowing over 400 miles from Quebec to Long Island Sound. The location of the first…
Echo Bluff
It’s hard to find a road that runs straight for very long around Emminence, Missouri. Perhaps that’s the charm that brings people today and the…