The United States could contain 3,066 Rhode Islands, and Russia could hold 5,445.īut the tiny state has a rather grand history.
Rhode Island is neither a road nor an island, and it was once famously parodied in the now-defunct website “How Many Rhode Islands”-a simple tool that allowed you to see just how many Rhode Islands could squeeze inside a given country. The smallest state in America is often the butt of jokes. Here are six remarkable gastronomic institutions in a place that has proved to be fertile ground for unusual eats. Some have survived, while others have fallen by the wayside (R.I.P. Unique culinary institutions cropped up in every corner of the state. But where can you find hamburger recipes caught in the early 20th-century, cooked in steamers or served on toast with absolutely no ketchup allowed? Or, for that matter, fancy cheese made by trailblazing nuns who launched their dairying business at a time when Velveeta was still the norm?Ĭonnecticut may be an odd place to designate as a culinary cradle, but the state contains everything from the last of a generation of feminist vegetarian restaurants to what the Library of Congress dubs the very first place to have served up a hamburger. Excellent burgers are available in every one of the 50 states. But for those who still do want to raise a little hell, New Hampshire has plenty of spots for devil-dealing.Ħ Unusual Eats Curiously Cooked Up in Connecticutįor superb pizza, most people look to New York. “Any Hades we want to raise in this state, we can raise ourselves, without assistance from strangers,” Webster remarks. In the tale, the Devil uses every legal and supernatural means possible to outwit Webster, who battles to spare New Hampshire from further demonic meddling. The story features real-life lawyer and politician Daniel Webster fighting for the soul of a down-on-his-luck New Hampshire farmer who, in a moment of desperation, made a deal with the Devil. Perhaps the Devil got his best turn in “The Devil and Daniel Webster,” a 1936 short story by Stephen Vincent Benét. In the era of witch hunts, terrified townspeople accused their elderly neighbors of speaking with the Devil, and local lore has it that the stones around a frothing waterfall in the woods once served as Satan's kitchen, where he cooked a pot of beans with the flames of Hell.
Since the time of European settlement, Satan seems to have lurked around every corner of the Granite State. What is it with New Hampshire and the Devil? If you do choose to venture out, please follow all guidelines, maintain social distance, and wear a mask.ĥ Strange and Satanic Spots in New Hampshire Read on for five woody wonders of Indiana, all rooted deeply in their communities.Īs the pandemic continues, we hope this virtual trip helps you explore America’s wonders. In many graveyards, markers are fashioned to look like stumps and branches. One town has graciously allowed a tree to grow on its courthouse roof for more than a hundred years. While the forests have significantly recovered, there are still only about 2,000 acres of old-growth forest left in the state. That number plummeted to a measly 6 percent by 1922. At the start of European settlement, 90 percent of what is now Indiana was forest. The scrubby leftovers were often burned to create farmland. The valuable trees went first, such as black walnut and white oak. Or that was how it seemed in the 19th century, when the state produced more lumber than anywhere else in the nation. Once upon a time, the forests of Indiana were endless. While its scenic overlooks get all the attention, the region’s restaurants offer a more intimate way to experience the landscape: through the very flavors of the berry bushes that line its trails, the trout that swim in its rivers, and the vegetation that gives its green mountains their striking hue.įrom elk burgers at a Native-owned diner to a foraged feast at an Afro-Appalachian restaurant, here’s a guide to the most incredible places to taste the flora and fauna of the Blue Ridge mountains.ĥ Incredible Trees You Can Find Only in Indiana Today, the Parkway remains one of the most beautiful drives in the country, connecting the Great Smoky Mountains to Shenandoah National Park. In the coming months, his administration kicked off a massive roadway project to connect Skyline with Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and the Blue Ridge Parkway was born. Roosevelt so enjoyed a ride through Virginia’s Skyline Drive that he wanted to make it go on longer-nearly 500 miles longer, to be exact.
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