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History Detectives: Season 1: Episode 3

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History Detectives: Special Investigations
New England

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PBS | Air Date: July 16, 2003
Starring: Wes Cowan, Elyse Luray, Gwen Wright, Tukufu Zuberi
Summary: Morgan Whaling Ship
The Place: Mystic, Connecticut
Did this Charles W. Morgan whaling ship smuggle slaves out of the south as part of the Underground Railroad? The History Detectives are called in to find out. Witch's House? The Place: Essex County, Massachusetts Did Martha Carrier, who was hanged as a witch, once own BenjaminMorgan Whaling Ship
The Place: Mystic, Connecticut
Did this Charles W. Morgan whaling ship smuggle slaves out of the south as part of the Underground Railroad? The History Detectives are called in to find out.

Witch's House?
The Place: Essex County, Massachusetts
Did Martha Carrier, who was hanged as a witch, once own Benjamin Abbot's house? The History Detectives must rely on historical research, Martha's descendents and even experts from around the world to solve the case.

1909 Jigsaw Puzzle
The Place: Worcester, Massachusetts
A quirky jigsaw puzzle of women playing football in the 1800s puzzles the History Detectives. A jigsaw expert, sport historian, magazine collector and antiquities society help solve the riddle.… Expand
Genre(s): Reality, Suspense, Documentary
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