An Interview with Thomas Tew, The Rhode Island Pirate Note: This is a fictional interview based on historical records. Dan: Today, I’ve traveled back to Newport, Rhode Island, and I’m joined by one of the most famous pirates of the Golden Age of Piracy—Thomas Tew. Captain Tew, thank you for joining me. Thomas Tew: A […]
A Fictional Conversation with William Mayes Jr. at the White Horse Tavern Note: This is a fictional interview based on historical records. Dan: Today, we’ve traveled back to Newport, Rhode Island, in the late 1600s, and I’m standing inside the White Horse Tavern with one of its most colorful owners, privateer William Mayes Jr. William,
A Fictional Conversation with President John Adams at Fort Adams, Newport, Rhode Island Historic note: This interview is a work of historical fiction. President John Adams did not live to see Fort Adams completed as it stands today; the Third System fort was built decades after his death. His words here are imagined, grounded in
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Interview with Benedict Arnold Sr. — At the Newport Tower, Touro Park, Newport, Rhode Island Newport, Rhode Island — Touro Park Some buildings tell us exactly what they are. Others refuse. For centuries, the Newport Tower has stood in the center of Newport, Rhode Island, daring historians, archaeologists, and visitors to explain it. Was it
Interview with Joshua Humphreys — At the USS Constitution, Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts Boston, Massachusetts — The USS Constitution, Charlestown Navy Yard She is still here. After more than two and a quarter centuries — after thirty-three engagements without a single defeat, after Barbary pirates and the Royal Navy and the rot of time
Interview with Colonel Sylvanus Thayer — At Fort Independence, Castle Island, South Boston, Massachusetts Boston, Massachusetts — Fort Independence, Castle Island, South Boston Walk out to Castle Island on a clear day and stop at the water’s edge. Look at the entrance to Boston Harbor — the narrow channel that any ship must
Einstein’s Princeton: A Legacy of Genius, Justice, and the Atom If you find yourself walking through the beautiful streets of Princeton, New Jersey, you might pass a modest home at 112 Mercer Street without realizing its history. This was the residence of Albert Einstein, the man who fundamentally reshaped our understanding of the universe
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The Wizard’s Legacy: Inside Edison’s Invention Factory If you ever find yourself in West Orange, New Jersey, you have the chance to step into the birthplace of modern innovation: Thomas Edison National Historic Park. While Thomas Edison is famously remembered as the “Wizard of Menlo Park,” the work he did at West Orange was
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The Birthplace of American Industry: A Visit to Slater Mill If you find yourself in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, you are standing at the epicenter of a revolution. Known as the birthplace of American industry, the old Slater Mill represents the moment the United States began its transformation from an agricultural society into a global
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The Haunted Belcourt Castle: From Gilded Age Stables to Paranormal Legends Newport, Rhode Island, is famous for its “summer cottages”—the palatial homes built by the industrial titans of the Gilded Age. Among these monuments to wealth, none has a story quite as peculiar or transformative as Belcourt Castle. A Bachelor Pad for Horses Built
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