History - New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)

History of Portland, Bangor, Acadia, Bar Harbor and the Maine Coast History of Portland, Bangor, Acadia, Bar Harbor and the Maine Coast
The first to experience this place were the prehistoric Paleo-Indians. These fur-clad hunter/gatherers came down from the frozen north tundra of what is now Canada and took up residence here.
History of Burlington, Stowe, Rutland and the New Hampshire and Vermont Mountains History of Burlington, Stowe, Rutland and the New Hampshire and Vermont Mountains
The New Hampshire-Vermont region was originally populated by indigenous peoples from the Algonquin, Iroquois, and Abenaki tribal nations. Many of the towns, rivers, and lakes in the area derive their names from old Indian words.
History of Boston, Cape Cod, Newport, Mystic, Connecticut, Coastal Massachusetts and Rhode Island History of Boston, Cape Cod, Newport, Mystic, Connecticut, Coastal Massachusetts and Rhode Island
Prehistory to Colonial History According to archeological excavations, the first humans, ancestors of the Algonquian tribes of North America, settled in coastal Massachusetts and Rhode Island about 10,000 years ago.

Major Tourist Attractions in the Region

Cliff Walk - Newport, Rhode Island
Copley Square - Boston, Massachusetts
Harvard University - Cambridge, Massachusetts
The Breakers - Newport, Rhode Island
Canterbury Shaker Village
The Old North Church - Boston, Massachusetts
Boston City Hall - Boston, Massachusetts
Pemaquid Point Lighthouse Park - Bristol, Maine
Adams National Historical Park - Quincy, Massachusetts
Plymouth Rock / Pilgrim Memorial State Park - Plymouth, MA
Boston Public Library - Boston, Massachusetts
John F Kennedy National Historic Site - Brookline, Massachusetts
Minuteman National Historical Park - Concord, Massachusetts
Marsh Billings Rockefeller National Historical Park - Woodstock, Vermont
Old Colonial York - Maine
Trinity Church - Boston, Massachusetts
Battery Street - Burlington, Vermont
Touro Synagogue National Historic Site - Newport, Rhode Island
Fort Knox - Prospect (Bucksport), Maine
Boston African American National Historic Site - Massachusetts
Saint Gaudens National Historic Site - Cornish, New Hampshire
Roger Williams National Memorial - Providence, Rhode Island
Boston National Historical Park - Massachusetts
Lowell National Historical Park - Massachusetts
Longfellow National Historic Site - Cambridge, Massachusetts
New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park - Massachusetts
Saint Croix Island International Historic Site - Bar Harbor, Maine
The Jonathan Fisher House and Memorial - Blue Hill, Maine
Salem Maritime National Historic Site - Massachusetts
Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site - Massachusetts
Essex National Heritage Area - Salem, Massachusetts
Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site - Brookline, Massachusetts