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

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 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 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