James Russell Lowell’s Feud with Henry David Thoreau
James Russell Lowell was a U.S. diplomat, poet, and editor who had a longstanding feud with Henry David Thoreau that lasted well after Thoreau’s death. Although Lowell was not the… Read more »
Category: Industrial Era
History of Danvers State Hospital
Danvers State Hospital was a psychiatric hospital built in 1874 on Hathorne Hill. The hill is a 257-foot-high glacial drumlin located in Danvers, Massachusetts, which was originally known as Salem… Read more »
John Wilkes Booth’s Boston Property
In 1863, after John Wilkes Booth made a small fortune as a popular stage actor, he bought property in the newly created Back Bay neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts, intending to… Read more »
Abraham Lincoln’s Massachusetts Roots
Abraham Lincoln was born in Kentucky and grew up in Indiana, yet he had deep New England roots. Although Lincoln was never able to confirm it during his lifetime, he… Read more »
Henry David Thoreau: The Woods Burner
On April 30, 1844, Henry David Thoreau accidentally started a major forest fire in the Concord woods after his campfire got out of control. The fire burned 300 acres of… Read more »