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“Here once the embattled farmers stood, and fired the shot heard round the world”

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#23: Go to Lexington and Concord When I was young (7 years old), I went to Concord, Massachusetts for the first time. I remember really liking it. I remember going to Louisa May Alcott‘s house and going on the tour. I remember there was a lot of walking. I don’t remember anything else, though, so […]

“Salem? On a Wednesday in August?”

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#8: Go to Salem For those readers who don’t know about the city of Salem, Massachusetts, I’ll give a quick overview. It’s on the northern east coast of the state in Essex County. It’s filled with tons of history; it’s perhaps best known for being the location of the 1692 witch trials in which 20 […]