John Hammond Jr. was a wealthy American inventor and owner of Hammond Castle in Gloucester, Mass. The castle housed not only his elaborate collection of ancient artifacts but also served… Read more »
Hammond Castle is a medieval-style castle located in the fishing village of Gloucester, Mass. The castle was built between 1926 and 1929 by an eccentric American inventor named John Hays… Read more »
Louis Philippe I was the King of France from 1830 to 1845 but spent over 20 years as an exiled prince after the outbreak of the French Revolution. In the… Read more »
The copper weather vane that has topped the cupola of Faneuil Hall since 1742 was once stolen in 1974. When the theft was discovered on January 4, 1974, after the… Read more »
A rare document from the Salem Witch Trials sold for $26,000 last week at a New York auction house. The document was a court indictment for Margaret Scott, an elderly… Read more »