All posts tagged "Connecticut Legislature"
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6.2KConnecticutThe Double Life of Railroad King Robert Schuyler
Robert Schuyler was one of the most respected men of his era, the last person likely to pull off one of the...
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9.6KConnecticutThe Strange Death of Sarah Grosvenor in 1742
In 1742 in Pomfret, Conn., Sarah Grosvenor and Amasa Sessions were boyfriend and girlfriend, he 26 and she 19. In May of...
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7.9KNew England PlacesThe Oldest Lighthouse in Each New England State
The oldest lighthouse in the country would have been in New England had the British not blown it up during the American...
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7.5K7New England PlacesSix Canals That Built New England
In 1803, one of the first New England canals made Boston the undisputed commercial center of New England. Called ‘the Incredible Ditch,’...
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6.7K2New England PlacesSix Strange Rocks of New England, From the Eubrontes to the Man-eating Stone of Glastonbery
It should be no surprise that New England’s stony soil should produce a goodly number of strange rocks. They have such nicknames...
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14.0K4Arts and LeisureThe Gravesites of Six Revolutionary Heroines
The gravesites of such revolutionary heroes as Paul Revere and John Adams are well known and well marked, but where are the...
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5.0K6ConnecticutPrudence Crandall, Connecticut’s Heroic Schoolteacher
In 1831, Prudence Crandall bought a large empty house in Canterbury, Conn., setting off a national controversy. She had the effrontery to educate...
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4.4K4Business and LaborFlashback Photo: Connecticut Cracks Down on the Horseless Carriage With the 1st Speed Limit
On May 21, 1901, the Connecticut Legislature passed a speed limit law aimed at mitigating a brand-new menace on the roads: the...
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4.6K11Business and LaborThe First Lady of Connecticut Newspapers, Hannah Bunce Watson
As if caring for five children under the age of seven wasn’t enough for the newly-widowed Hannah Bunce Watson, American revolutionaries needed...
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