The next time you are washing your hands and complain because the water temperature isn’t just how you like it, think about how things used…
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Historical Tidbit: Early School Transportation a School Barge or a Pung
The barge was a large wagon pulled by a team of horses or one large horse. The wagon would usually have a roof and sides with…
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In 1642, the first successful ironworks were established in the early Raynham, when it was part of Taunton. Iron bars were sometimes used as currency…
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According to the 2020 Farmers’ Almanac: “The banded woolly bear, also known as the woolly worm caterpillar, is one of the “signs of nature” that…
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