A statue of a woman towers over a patch of daffodils in a city park in Haverhill, Mass. Scowling ferociously, she leans forward, gripping a hatchet. The statue honors Hannah Duston, a 17th-century ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jul. 17—On a warm July afternoon, a dozen people gathered in a riverside park to tackle a question that has vexed many in New ...
1847 painting by Junius Brutus Stearns, depicting Hannah Duston killing Native Americans holding her hostage. Credit: Public domain via Wikimedia Commons Sign up for the Concord Monitor’s morning ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Apr. 27—HAVERHILL — The City Council is expected to consider a recommendation to leave the Hannah Duston statue in GAR Park and ...
They sat in a circle on sleeping bags and blankets, some cross-legged, others kneeling, with the Merrimack River flowing gently past in the background. They spoke in calm, measured tones, explaining ...
Editor’s Note: This story contains graphic descriptions of violence against children that may be disturbing. This story has been updated as the Haverhill City Council has voted to keep the statue of ...
The Hannah Duston Historic Site and statue in Boscawen, NH. What started as an effort to remove a statue in Boscawen commemorating a woman who killed and scalped 10 Native American people in 1697 has ...
Jul. 17—On a warm July afternoon, a dozen people gathered in a riverside park to tackle a question that has vexed many in New Hampshire for decades: What to do about Hannah? Depending on your point of ...