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DEFACTO SLAVERY: The Case of Dinah

The Woodstock History Center is busy working on its new exhibit Hindsight 20/20, which will debut this June. As we comb through over 200 years of history, we always come across interesting information and poignant stories.

One such story is that of Dinah Mason White. Dinah was an African-American woman who was enslaved and living in Charlestown, NH, in 1783, when she was purchased by Stephen Jacob. Jacob was an attorney, and he brought Dinah to his home in Windsor, Vermont, where she apparently served him without receiving compensation.

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Golfing on Mount Peg

Dr. H.B. Harrington came to Woodstock in June 1895. He arrived at the recently-built Victorian-style Woodstock Inn in a horse-drawn stage coach. That day, according to local lore, he brought with him a bag of filled with unusual objects that piqued the curiosity of those around him.

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