All posts tagged "Farmington River"
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17.5K2ConnecticutThe Tariffville Disaster Inspires the First Emergency Phone Call
The Tariffville disaster, a train wreck near Hartford, prompted the first-ever emergency telephone call when a doctor summoned help from a local...
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12.5K4Business and LaborThe Hitchcock Chair Craze of 1825
Beginning in 1825, American middle-class families were seized by desire for the latest furniture fashion. They simply had to have a Hitchcock...
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