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Curious SouthCoast: New Bedford fire chief's invention changes firefighting in early 1900s
The Standard-Times via Yahoo News· 10 months agoNew Bedford Fire Chief Edward F. Dahill changed the way fire fighters fight fires. Dahill dedicated...
From color TVs to Monopoly, these inventions and companies got their start in South Jersey
Courier Post via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA bowl of Campbell's tomato soup, a diner cup of coffee, a wooden sled, glass bottles, the drive-in...
Commercial divers find wreckage of early 1900s submarine off Long Island Sound
NBC Universal via AOL· 1 year agoThe Defender, an early submarine rejected by the U.S. Navy, wasn't exactly an A-list object of...
The 'Crime Of The 20th Century' Was Made Possible Thanks To A New Invention: The Rental Car
Jalopnik via Yahoo News· 1 month agoRoaring ’20s Chicago was the epicenter of a wave of American inventions, like a new, more violent...
22 Oldest Grocery Stores In The United States
Tasting Table via Yahoo News· 6 months agoPictures of grocery stores - Static Media / Shutterstock / Instagram Grocery stores play a pivotal role in shaping and sustaining our modern society,...
Jersey tomatoes were the key to Campbell's first can of condensed soup | Jersey Firsts
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 2 years agoEditor's note: This is the third in a month-long series on Jersey Firsts, which spotlights...
Who Invented The Windshield Wiper? Hint: It Wasn't A Man
Investor's Business Daily· 2 years agoMary Anderson was ahead of her time. Back in the early 1900s, when most men were the breadwinners...
Curious SouthCoast: New Bedford's first brewery survives Prohibition: It's all about ice
The Standard-Times via Yahoo News· 5 months agoLong before the Cisco Brewers Kitchen and Bar and its brewery opened at 1482 East Rodney French...
Curious SouthCoast: How New Bedford celebrated its first 50 years in a repair shop
The Standard-Times via Yahoo News· 3 months agoIn the first 50 years of the city’s existence, New Bedford had an abundance of businesses from...
Morristown's historic Vail Mansion sold for $2.8 million to Madison-based company
Daily Record via Yahoo News· 11 months agoMORRISTOWN — The historic Vail Mansion, a downtown landmark dating back more than a century, is...