The New England earthquake of January 7, 1925

1924 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 233-239
Author(s):  
William W. Porter
Keyword(s):  
New England ◽  
Rhode Island ◽  
New Hampshire ◽  
Maximum Intensity ◽  
Epicentral Area ◽  
Disturbed Area ◽  
Eastern Massachusetts ◽  
Earthquake Area

Summary An earthquake occurred on the morning of January 7, 1925. It was felt in eastern Massachusetts, and adjacent parts of Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Maine. Distance from Harvard seismograph forty-five kilometers. Epicentral area thought to be near Cape Ann. Not felt at sea. Closely related to an earthquake area in northeast Massachusetts. Radius of periphery of disturbed area from epicentral area,—maximum seventy-five miles, minimum fifty miles. Maximum intensity barely V, Rossi-Forel Scale.

Emancipation and Free African Americans

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Archer
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
African Americans ◽  
New England ◽  
Rhode Island ◽  
New Hampshire ◽  
Jim Crow ◽  
African Descent ◽  
American Population ◽  
African American Population ◽  
Free African Americans

Except in parts of Rhode Island and Connecticut, slavery was a peripheral institution, and throughout New England during and after the Revolution there was widespread support to emancipate slaves. Some of the states enacted emancipation laws that theoretically allowed slavery to continue almost indefinitely, and slavery remained on the books as late as 1857 in New Hampshire. Although the laws gradually abolished slavery and although the pace was painfully slow for those still enslaved, the predominant dynamic for New England society was the sudden emergence of a substantial, free African American population. What developed was an even more virulent racism and a Jim Crow environment. The last part of the chapter is an analysis of where African Americans lived as of 1830 and the connection between racism and concentrations of people of African descent.

We Believe

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy Bass
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New England ◽  
Rhode Island ◽  
New Hampshire ◽  
World Series ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Fenway Park ◽  
Boston Red Sox

This chapter examines the diasporic quality of Red Sox Nation and the effects of winning two World Series on its (formerly “angst-ridden”) citizenry. For Boston Red Sox fans, the definition of home has always been blurry. Red Sox fans have always been part of a diasporic New England community more imagined than real, but maintaining a strong identity. Even in its most parochial eras, the Red Sox have reached far beyond Fenway Park, rendering “Boston” as home for people in Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, parts of Connecticut, and the rest of Massachusetts. In the 2004 championship season, the Red Sox surpassed the New York Yankees as Major League Baseball's most profitable road attraction. This chapter considers how the creation of Red Sox Nation turned the team into a national phenomenon, “enjoying a community that is rooted to whatever space it occupies at any given moment.”

The Quebec–Maine Border Earthquake, 15 June 1973

1975 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 1917-1928 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. J. Wetmiller
Keyword(s):  
New England ◽  
Focal Mechanism ◽  
Appalachian Mountains ◽  
Strike Slip ◽  
Maximum Intensity ◽  
Focal Mechanism Solution ◽  
Epicentral Area ◽  
Eastern Ontario ◽  
Shallow Focus ◽  
Strike Slip Movement

On 15 June 1973, a shallow-focus earthquake with magnitude mb 4.8 occurred in southern Quebec, in an area that has a record of only a few minor earthquakes during the previous 200 years. This event was felt throughout southern Quebec, eastern Ontario, and the New England States, to a distance of 300 km from the epicenter. A small amount of minor damage to plaster and chimneys occurred in the immediate epicentral area, indicating a maximum intensity of VI. The focal mechanism solution suggests that the earthquake was the result of primarily strike-slip movement along a plane trending northeast or a plane trending northwest. Arguments are presented that this event is part of the seismicity associated with the northern Appalachian Mountains.

Survey of Dental Prophylaxes Rendered by Pediatric Dentists in New England

2004 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 14-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.M. Hashim Nainar ◽  
Deborah A. Redford-Badwal
Keyword(s):  
New England ◽  
Rhode Island ◽  
New Hampshire ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Pediatric Dentistry ◽  
Postal Survey ◽  
Behavioral Modification ◽  
Dental Prophylaxis ◽  
Pediatric Dentists ◽  
Topical Fluoride

Abstract Background The objective of this anonymous postal survey was to assess the provision of dental prophylaxis by pediatric dentists in New England. Methods The questionnaire survey was sent by first class mail in September, 2001 to all 217 American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) members in active private practice in the six New England States of Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. A self-addressed, stamped envelope was provided to facilitate the returned response. Results The survey had a response rate of 70%. Most practitioners (93%) routinely recommended dental prophylaxis for their recall patients. The proportion of practitioners who considered the following indications for recommending dental prophylaxis was: plaque, stain, and/or calculus removal – 99%; caries prevention – 75%; prior to topical fluoride application - 82%; prior to sealant application - 58%; and for behavioral modification - 68%. Almost two thirds of the practitioners (62%) defined dental prophylaxis as referring to both rubber cup pumice prophylaxis as well as to toothbrush prophylaxis. However, only one in four practitioners (26%) had modified her/his clinical practice to substitute toothbrush prophylaxis in lieu of rubber cup pumice prophylaxis. Conclusion Pediatric dentists in New England routinely provide dental prophylaxis to their recall patients. Citation Nainar SMH, Redford-Badwal DA. Survey of Dental Prophylaxes Rendered by Pediatric Dentists in New England . J Contemp Dent Pract 2004 November;(5)4:014-022.

scholarly journals Impacts of the Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact on Supply, Retail Prices and the WIC Program: An Introduction

2001 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-82
Author(s):  
Charles F. Nicholson ◽  
Qingbin Wang ◽  
Daniel Lass
Keyword(s):  
New England ◽  
Rhode Island ◽  
New Hampshire ◽  
Dairy Farming ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Wic Program ◽  
The Past ◽  
Local Supply ◽  
Retail Prices ◽  
The U.S

The Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact (Compact), the first regional dairy compact in the U.S., has been the focus of a great deal of attention and speculation during the past several years. The Compact was authorized under the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform act of 1996 and was enacted into law by each of the six New England states, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont (U.S. Government). The Compact explicitly recognizes dairy farming as an important component of the New England landscape that provides both cultural and economic benefits to the region. The Compact's stated purposes are to assure the continued viability of dairy farming in the Northeast, as well as its associated support industries, and to provide consumers with an adequate local supply of pure and wholesome milk. The Compact provides a measure of farm fluid milk price control in the New England states in order to help satisfy these goals.

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