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Benjamin Hale of Newburyport was a leader during the golden age of stagecoaches from 1800 to 1830. He rose from meager beginnings against many adversities to manage the largest and most successful stagecoach enterprise in New England."In the stagecoach business, Benjamin Hale was a pioneer. He was a resolute, persevering man, and there was nothing worth knowing about staging which he did not know" (Robert Rantoul, 1878).Hale started as a young...

Hale started as a young Jehu in his father's single coach business, and at age 26 he was managing the family business. He then organized and consolidated opposing stage lines to launch the Eastern Stage Company. During the difficult times of economic hardship in Newburyport, Hale continued to provide passenger and mail service from Newburyport to Boston and Portsmouth NH. In 1814, Hale purchased a large brick building for the new Wolfe Tavern ...

Captain Nichols was a naval war hero in theWar of 1812. He has been seldom mentionedin history books. He was a bold and daringprivateer sea captain from Newburyport, MA, who was known as a man to be fearedby the British who faced him on the sea. Hisstory needs to be brought out of the shadowsof history."During the War, he captured 28 British Prizes, although one-half of the time he was in prisonearning for himself the name of 'The Holy Terror'...

Captain Nichols was a naval war hero in theWar of 1812. He has been seldom mentionedin history books. He was a bold and daringprivateer sea captain from Newburyport, MA, who was known as a man to be fearedby the British who faced him on the sea. Hisstory needs to be brought out of the shadowsof history."During the War, he captured 28 British Prizes, although one-half of the time he was in prisonearning for himself the name of 'The Holy Terror'...