Samuel Smedley captured a dozen British vessels during the American Revolution, but the biggest obstacle to greater glory was the stinginess of...
By the opening of the American Revolution, William Beadle was a successful Connecticut merchant and patriot. Before the end of it, he...
Caleb Brewster relied on a woman’s underwear and his own seamanship to bring vital intelligence to George Washington during the American Revolution....
In 1646, Roger Ludlow had the task of establishing laws for Connecticut. It wasn’t an easy job, but after four hard years...
Like Paul Revere, Sybil Ludington took a midnight ride to warn American patriots the redcoats were coming. They were coming to Danbury,...
The first five U.S. presidents, the founding fathers, were all veteran travelers in New England. And in their travels, they left behind...