Windham County Rebellion
Windham County Rebellion
Statewide
Warm Winter Of 1827
Warm Winter Of 1827 Recounted By William Hale, Grandson Of Col. Enoch Hale
Vermont And New Hampshire Near To Civil War
Vermont And New Hampshire Near To Civil War
The Poverty Year
The “Poverty Year” or “Cold Year” of 1816 A Walpole, New Hampshire, incident
Stages Over The Forest Line
Stages Over The Forest Line
Noted World Traveler John Ledyard In Bellows Falls In 1772
Noted World Traveler John Ledyard In Bellows Falls In 1772
Flat-Boating On The Connecticut River
Flat-Boating On The Connecticut River
Indian Faces On The Rocks
Indian Faces On The Rocks
Indian Fishing Rights
Indian Fishing Rights
James Mulligan
During the navigation of the Connecticut River by steam, a steamboat of large size was drawn through the streets of Bellows Falls, because the size of the locks was not large enough to allow it to pass in the water. An interesting fact connected with the episode was that it was the same steamer on which James Mulligan, whom every railroad official of 40 years ago knew as the president of the Connecticut River Railroad, began his transportation experiences as its engineer. The steamer “William Hall,” familiarly spoken of in those days as the “Bill Hall,” was built in 1831, …