All posts tagged "Lebanon Conn."
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5.9KConnecticutJoseph Brant, Mohawk Leader, Goes to Dartmouth (Before It Was Dartmouth)
On Aug. 1, 1761, three teenaged Mohawk boys arrived on horseback at Moor’s Charity School in Lebanon (now Columbia), Conn. Two, Nickus...
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21.0K10Arts and LeisureJohn 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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24.7K1ConnecticutPickled Whaling Captain Captured by Confederates
In life, Sluman Gray was a prosperous whaling captain from Lebanon, Conn., harsh with his men but kind to his wife Sarah....
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23.0K3Arts and LeisureA Tour of New England’s Uncommon Town Commons
New England has no shortage of town commons, as many communities were laid out with a parcel specifically reserved for the meeting...
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14.3K2ConnecticutThe Trumbull Store, George Washington’s Favorite Shop in Connecticut
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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8.0K4ConnecticutJonathan 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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