The Dead Marshes Are the Setting of a Crucial Battle in the War of the Last Alliance "All dead. All rotten. Elves, and Men, and Orcses... A great battle, long ago." That's Gollum's description of ...

Just six days after the skirmish at Grape Island, British soldiers spotted colonists burning hay on Noddle's Island and approached, leading to a two-day battle across the islands, salt marshes and ...

Lexington and Concord was the first of several battles fought in Massachusetts. One of the nine on our list included Martha's Vineyard.