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WHEN MEMBERS of the Leavitt family gathered in Exeter for their annual reunion, they didn’t just pass around potato salad and ...
Historic Front Street home faces demolition as neighbors voice concern over a new 16-unit townhouse project they say clashes with the town's character.
These “authoritative names” appear on the first accurate map of Exeter drawn in 1802 by Phineas Merrill. Looking at this map today is a confusing mishmash of names that are not used today.
Photographer William Hobbs' stereoviews provide the Historical Society with the best images of Exeter from the period just after the Civil War.
At the Exeter Historical Society Tuesday morning, Curator Barbara Rimkunas pulled out maps dating back to the early 1800s that show the history of the land and the building.
An exciting historic discovery has been unearthed by an Exeter historian who is enjoying a run of recent good luck during his research. Dr Todd Gray, who specialises in Devon history, recently ...
Exeter began 1923 with a new schoolhouse on the appropriately named School Street. The town had voted to remove two rickety old wooden schools from the same location the previous year.
A new Exeter city network has been unveiled by Stagecoach which will result in some big timetable changes. The bus operator has invested in additional buses and drivers to increase the frequency ...
Ruth H. Thurstan, University of Exeter Historical maps and records from across Europe show just how much oyster beds and other marine habitats have changed over the centuries.
A tree in Exeter, which is believed to be well over 100 years old, is set to be felled after being deemed unsafe. Exeter City Council says it has noticeably deteriorated and is now "beyond saving ...
Historic Front Street home to be replaced by 16 townhouses: ‘It’s just not Exeter’ StoneArch Development Corp.’s proposal to replace a historic home on Front Street with 16 townhouse-style condos is ...
A new Exeter city network has been unveiled by Stagecoach which will result in some big timetable changes. The bus operator has invested in additional buses and drivers to increase the frequency ...