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Article: Battle-Ax Brigade: Warships And Lizzie Borden's House Sure To Beguile History And Mystery Buffs.
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- Hartford Courant (Hartford, CT)
- Article date:
- June 4, 2007
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Byline: Jesse Leavenworth
Jun. 4--FALL RIVER, Mass. -- From gray ship decks to floral carpets in a blood-stained house, Fall River holds treasure for those who love stories of war and unsolved murder.
I'm not a killer (although I wouldn't admit it if I was, would I?) or a combat veteran, but I like to read about true crime and America's wars. Fall River offers lessons in both subjects far deeper than any book could provide.
My destinations in the old textile mill city were Battleship Cove and the Lizzie Borden house.
First to the ships.
The cove is a nonprofit memorial museum and education center with the largest collection ...