All posts tagged "wethersfield"
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4.5KConnecticutLydia Sherman, the Derby Poisoner, Commits the Horror of the Century
Lydia Sherman had an unfortunate addiction to murder. She went on a decades-long killing spree in New York and Connecticut, poisoning at...
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1.4K4ConnecticutRiver Gods of the Connecticut River Valley Create A World of Their Own
During the 150 years before the American Revolution, a series of aristocrats known as the River Gods ruled the Connecticut River Valley....
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1.5K3ConnecticutWilliam Pynchon Leaves Connecticut in 1637 and Takes a City With Him
Springfield, Mass., and the rest of Western Massachusetts, might well be part of Connecticut today if William Pynchon had not decided to...
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809Today's History Highlights ArchiveSix Historic Christmasy Towns for the Holidays
So much of New England looks like a Currier and Ives print over the holidays that it was hard to choose the...
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1.4K1Today's History Highlights ArchiveSix French Place Names in Six New England States
French place names reveal much about the history of a city or town. They reflect the great historical events that took place...
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2.8K5Today's History Highlights ArchiveSix Indian Trails That Turned Into Scenic Highways and Byways
The Indian trails that crisscrossed New England go back to prehistoric times. Native Americans migrated from summer to winter homes along the...
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1.1KConnecticutThe Bull Run Massacre of 1872 – in Connecticut
When two peddlers raised the alarm in Windsor Locks, Conn. about trouble at John Billings tavern, no one was exactly surprised. But...
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1.2K1ConnecticutA Revolutionary Currency Crash – The Story of William Beadle
By the opening of the American Revolution, William Beadle was a successful merchant and patriot. He contributed to funds to aid the...
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1.8K1ConnecticutBarkhamsted Lighthouse – Bringing Light to the Connecticut Hills
Why did anyone bother to build Barkhamsted Lighthouse in the hills of Western Connecticut? According to legend it was a love denied...
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5.6K2UncategorizedSix Colonial Homes by Wallace Nutting
Wallace Nutting was a dyspeptic minister so overwhelmed by urban life and modern values that he led countless Americans into a nostalgic...