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The United Kingdom formally occupied the Maltese Islands from 1814 to 1964, and in that time, the islands functioned as a strategic military outpost for the empire. In the 19th century, the British military sought to improve the largest island’s land defenses to protect the vitally important harbors at Valletta. Constructing the fortifications close to […]
Along Main Street in Oxford, Massachusetts, near the historic district is a small historical marker nestled among the bushes and leaves. It describes a Huguenot settlement on the top of Mayo’s Hill, which can be reached by the aptly named Huguenot Road directly next to it. The settlement in question can be found little over […]