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The Track With A Rough History
Rockingham Speedway originally known as North Carolina Motor Speedway, was started in 1965 by landowner Bill Land and Harold Brasington who was involved in the…
As Beautiful As It Is Peaceful – King’s Highway Cemetery
One of the many historic cemeteries on Route 1 is the beautiful King’s Highway Cemetery in Milford, Ct. Purchased in 1927 to add to the…
A Bridge Between Two States
When the George Washington Bridge opened in 1931, at 4,760 feet long, it was the longest bridge span globally. The GW bridge would keep this…
Quincy Quarries Reservation – Quincy, MA
Quincy Quarries Reservation is a park that used to be the site of the Granite Railway Quarry. It’s famous for being the site selected in…
State Theatre – Stoughton, MA
The State Theatre in Stoughton, Massachusetts, opened on December 8, 1927. It was built on the site of Atwood’s Market, a local shopping center that…
Strand Theatre – Boston, MA
The Strand Theatre in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, originally opened on November 11, 1918, the same day that the news of the Armistice,…
American Shakespeare Theater – Stratford, CT
The American Shakespeare Theatre opened on July 12, 1955, in Stratford, CT. Construction began in 1954 and cost $1 million or $9.3 million when adjusted…
Capitol Theatre – New London, CT
George Burns and Gracie Allen are one of the most well-known comedy duos of the 20th century, and legend has it that they met at…
A Beautiful Walk Just Off Route 1
Directly off of Route 1, almost into Calais, ME, sits a small parking lot hidden by typical Maine brushy woods. Signs lead you by car,…