All posts tagged "Colebrook Conn."
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22.4K13Business and Labor6 of the Oldest General Stores in New England
General stores had their heyday between 1820 and 1860, when income was rising and the population was growing. Like the Hope General...
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11.2K2Arts and LeisureThe Heartbreakingly Lovely Art of Ammi Phillips
Ammi Phillips, a masterful folk artist, was forgotten for decades until his work came to light in a Kent, Conn., antique show in 1924....
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3.9K2Arts and LeisureApril 26, 1849: Thomas Robbins Gets a Cannon Ball
Thomas Robbins was a bibliophile who collected 4,000 books, an antiquarian who became the first librarian of the Connecticut Historical Society and...
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