Historical New England

The Old Jail Built 1690 📍Barnstable, Massachusetts 'The Old Jail' served as the Barnstable County jail from 1690 to 1820 and is the oldest wooden jail in the United States. Preserve New England @HistoricalNE

All over New England, we wait to pounce... It doesn't take a lot of men. it just takes enough brave men. Preserve New England @HistoricalNE

📍Stockbridge, Massachusetts Preserve New England @HistoricalNE

🎨John Trumbull — 'Declaration of Independence'

National Monument to the Forefathers 📍Plymouth, Massachusetts 'Roll the Old Chariot' - (Pine Tree Riot version) Preserve New England @HistoricalNE

First Baptist Church illuminated steeple Built 1774-75 📍Providence, Rhode Island This is the oldest Baptist church congregation in the United States, founded by Roger Williams in Providence in 1638. The present church building was erected in 1774–75 and held its first meetings in May 1775. Preserve New England @HistoricalNE

Ochre Court Mansion 📍Newport, Rhode Island Preserve New England @HistoricalNE

George William Curtis Critique of Mass Migration (c April 19, 1875) 📍Concord, Massachusetts George William Curtis gave an oration at the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Lexington and Concord. Curtis worked as an abolitionist and advocate for women’s suffrage, and he belonged to the Republican party, which drew some of its support from former members of the Know-Nothing Party. Curtis still held anti-immigrant beliefs, which he highlighted in his speech. "Think, for instance, of the change wrought by foreign immigration, with all its necessary consequences. In the State of Massachusetts to-day, the number of citizens of foreign birth who have no traditional association with the story of Concord and Lexington is larger than the entire population of the State on the day of the battle… This enormous influx of foreigners has added an immense ignorance, and entire unfamiliarity with republican ideas and habits, to the voting-class." Preserve New England @HistoricalNE

Hindenburg over Hartford (c. 1936) 📍Hartford, Connecticut @HistoricalNE

John "Johnny Appleseed" Chapman b. September 26, 1774 d. March 18, 1845 📍Leominster, Massachusetts Chapman earned the nickname "Johnny Appleseed" due to his extensive efforts to travel across various regions in the United States planting apple trees. He was known for distributing apple tree seeds and saplings to settlers, as well as establishing nurseries and orchards in frontier areas. Over time, his dedication to planting apple trees and promoting the cultivation of apples became well-known, leading to the nickname "Johnny Appleseed." @HistoricalNE