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Tag Archives: falls
Samuel Joy and His Spite Tombstone in Durham New Hampshire
I have to admit–I hesitated to write this story. We probably will never know the entire truth behind Samuel Joy’s “spite” tombstone, and that bothers me. If a spite tombstone is new to you, know it is a cemetery monument … Continue reading →
Posted in Boulders and Profiles, History, Oddities, Accidents and Crazy Weather, R.I.P
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Tagged burying, cemetery, court, Durham, expensive, falls, family, fill up the lot, Fisler, grave, gravestone, Griffiths, ground, Hampshire, Joy, lawsuit, monument, new, New Hampshire, NH, Packers, Sarah, socialist, spite, stone, suitable, Supreme Court, tombstone, Will
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Concord New Hampshire Daredevil: Joseph Albert "Jean" Lussier (1891-1971)
Niagara Falls has been known to take one's breath away….
…literally–most notably the breath of daredevils who have tried to … Continue reading →
Posted in History, New Hampshire Men
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Tagged ball, barrel, Canadian, Concord, daredevil, falls, French, Jean Lussier, Joseph A. Lussier, Lussier, New Hampshire, NH, Niagara Falls, rubber, stunt
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