June 27, 2026
Tag: urban industrialization
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It’s Old Home Week!
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Small towns in New England and the Mid-Atlantic lost population as westward migration and the lure of factory work drew young people away. Old Home Week attempted to lure them back.
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October 24, 2024 7 Comments
For people of a certain age, memories of sleeping in a hotel are treasured ones. From Boston and New York, the hotels of Virginia are half-way to Florida. Many of us made trips south on the back seat of our parent’s 1939 Ford or a 1941 Chevrolet.