All posts tagged "Lebanon Conn."
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11.8K10ConnecticutJohn Trumbull Gets a Few Things Wrong in His Famous Declaration of Independence Painting
Ten years after the American colonies adopted the Declaration of Independence, John Trumbull traveled the country in a carriage seeking out all...
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8.9K1ConnecticutWhaling Captain Pickled, Captured by Confederates
Sluman Gray was a prosperous whaling captain from Lebanon, Conn., harsh with his men but kind to his wife Sarah. At 51,...
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12.9K2Arts and LeisureA Tour of New England’s Uncommon Town Commons
There is no shortage of town commons in New England, as many communities were laid out with a parcel specifically reserved for...
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7.4K2ConnecticutThe Trumbull Store, Where George Washington Did His Shopping
When Gen. George Washington needed men, food, cannon or gunpowder for his army, he could usually get it at the Trumbull store...
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3.6K3ConnecticutJonathan Trumbull Sends Good News to George Washington
Connecticut Gov. Jonathan Trumbull was the only colonial governor to side with the patriots during the American Revolution. When Gen. Thomas Gage...
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1.9KBusiness and LaborFlashback Photo: Polaroid Sunflower
The Polaroid camera and instant photography would probably not have been invented if Edwin Land hadn’t been inspired by a science...
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4.7K11Business 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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