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In the late 1800s Eastport was one of the busiest seaports on the east coast, a prominence it owed to a tiny silver fish packed in a small silver can about the size of an iPhone. Steamships similar to … Continue reading
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The Stock Market Crash began on October 25th, 1929 October 25, 1929 was followed by Black Monday and Black Tuesday and the rout was on Few folks are around today who have any memory of 1929. Nonetheless the “Crash of 1929” … Continue reading
The original Robbinston Congregational Church Another view of the Congregational Church which burned in 1910 In Matthew Thornton’s article I stated that the British had bombarded Robbinston during the war of 1812. John Brooks, a knowledgeable and reliable local historian told me … Continue reading
Trumbull’s iconic painting of the signing of the Declaration of Independence July 4, 1776 Perhaps the most famous painting in our history is John Trumbull’s painting of the delegates to the Continental Congress signing the Declaration of Independence on July … Continue reading