The City That Lit The World

 Posted by at 12:07 am  Nick's Blog
Jul 232012
 

We spent yesterday exploring historic New Bedford, Massachusetts, known as “the city that lit the world.” For over 100 years, ships from New Bedford dominated the whaling industry worldwide, the oil they harvested from the giants of the deep used to light lamps and lubricate sensitive equipment around the globe. We started our visit with […]

Hubbell Trading Post

 Posted by at 7:20 am  Nick's Blog
Jun 042010
 

During the second half of the 1880s, entrepreneurs set up trading posts on many Indian reservations to supply everything from food staples and tobacco to farming equipment. Many times the traders accepted animal furs, Indian artwork, and crafts in lieu of cash for payment. One of the most famous of these trading posts was the […]