On February 22, 1698 a group of Abenaki warriors raided Andover, Massachusetts and killed five people and two more (Haynes and Ladd) in Haverhill. Raids like this were somewhat common in the Merrimack River Valley at that time, as it was the frontier and friction between settlers encroaching on the lands of Native Americans who…
The northeast United States is dotted with old forts that once played a critical role in our history. Four of the most famous during the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War were Fort Duquesne, Fort William Henry, Fort Niagara and Fort Stanwix. They were famous because they each occupied a critical point…
When you stand along the shore of Lake George and look to the northeast on a quiet April day as I did recently, you’re struck by how beautiful the lake is. Lake George still looks pristine, surrounded by conservation land and state parks. The Adirondacks rise up in the distance. Lake George, like the finger…