History Story of the Day

[virginiadare]

The first monument, commemorating the fame of a woman, to be erected in the United States was one to Hannah Duston on June 1, 1861, in Haverhill.

I found the story fascinating.

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[redwink]

I was interested until I read about what the Indians did to the baby. I stopped reading right there.

[virginiadare]

I was researching the story to find out just exactly why she killed 12 Indians and scalped them. After reading what they did to her baby, I won't say it was justified to kill 12 people but at least it explained her motivation.