All posts tagged "Guilford"
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7.2K4ConnecticutThe Rise and Fall of the Connecticut Borough
For over 200 years Connecticut has had a somewhat unique type of local government – a borough, of which nine currently survive....
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9.3K3ConnecticutUnequal Justice for the Gay Puritans of New Haven Colony
Gay Puritans in 17th century New Haven Colony were better off with money than without. Without wealth or social standing, they could...
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9.8K1New England PlacesThe First, First Sunrise in Each New England State
Trying to calculate the exact moment of sunrise isn’t easy. In fact, the U.S. Naval Observatory says it’s nearly impossible because of...
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21.5KNew England PlacesSix Cranberry Bogs Throughout New England
Cranberry bogs, ubiquitous in Southeastern Massachusetts, can be found in every New England state. They are enjoying something of a revival, as...
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11.6K2New England PlacesSix Loyalist Houses
A Loyalist House was likely to be seized and sold when the American Revolution broke out. Many colonies passed laws that let...
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52.1K20Business and Labor6 of the Oldest Houses in New England
To make a claim for the oldest houses in New England inevitably invites controversy. The region has plenty of very old houses,...
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12.2K9Politics and MilitaryRhode Island’s Nathanael Greene – the Limping Quaker Who Won the Revolution
Nathanael Greene had asthma, walked with a pronounced limp and belonged to the pacifist Quaker religion. None of that stopped him from...
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10.6K23ConnecticutHow New Haven Became Part of Connecticut: It Was the Regicides
Had three regicides fled somewhere other than New Haven Plantation, Connecticut might look a lot different today. The three Puritan ‘king-killers’ who...
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10.0K15Politics and MilitaryEat Like a President – The Founding Fathers’ Guide to New England Taverns
The first five U.S. presidents, the founding fathers, were all veteran travelers in New England. And in their travels, they left behind...
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18.5K8IrregularsThe Cover-Up of the Connecticut Witch Hysteria of 1647-63
Witch hysteria took hold in Connecticut 45 years before Salem, Mass., began its own orgy of witch killing, On May 26, 1647,...
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