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 »
Category: Industrial Era
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 »
Henry David Thoreau’s Visit to Dogtown
In September of 1858, Henry David Thoreau and his friend, John Russell of Salem, embarked on a walking tour of the North Shore, which concluded with a stop at the… Read more »
Henry David Thoreau Arrested For Nonpayment of Poll Tax
In July of 1846, while on his way to Concord, Massachusetts, to run an errand, Henry David Thoreau was arrested by the local sheriff for failure to pay a poll… Read more »