History of Maudslay State Park in Newburyport
Maudslay state park is a large sprawling property in the small seaport town of Newburyport, Massachusetts. The 450-acre park was once home to a wealthy investment banker Frederick Strong Moseley and...
View ArticleFaneuil Hall Weather Vane Stolen in 1974
The copper weather vane that has topped the cupola of Faneuil Hall since 1742 was once stolen in 1974. When the theft was discovered in January of 1974, it made national headlines. Police first...
View ArticleHistory of Hammond Castle
Hammond Castle is a Medieval-style castle located in the fishing village of Gloucester. The castle was built between 1926 and 1929 by an eccentric American inventor named John Hays Hammond Jr. Hammond,...
View ArticleJohn Hammond Jr Conducted Telepathic Experiments at Hammond Castle
John Hammond Jr. was a wealthy American inventor and owner of Hammond Castle in Gloucester. The castle housed not only his elaborate collection of ancient artifacts but also served as a laboratory...
View ArticleDid Nikola Tesla Live at Hammond Castle?
Starting around 1912, the famed Serbian inventor Nikola Tesla began to suffer serious financial problems which he never fully recovered from. As a result, many of his projects, such as the Wardencylffe...
View ArticleThe Disturbance of the Indian Shore Cemetery
In October of 2008, a local historian determined four gravestones that had been propped up against a tree in Lakeville for many years came from an unknown location. After a search of the nearby area,...
View ArticleHistory of Danvers State Hospital
Danvers State Hospital was a psychiatric hospital built in 1874 on Hathorne Hill, where the Salem Witch Trials Judge John Hathorne once lived. The hill is a 257-feet-high glacial drumlin located in...
View ArticleWhere is the Real Gallows Hill?
Despite all surviving court records and documents from the Salem Witch Trials, the exact location of the real Gallows Hill, where the Salem Witch Trials victims were executed and buried, remains a...
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