All posts tagged "Norwalk Conn."
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16.8K8Business and LaborSix Irish Landmarks in New England
Irish landmarks commemorate the history of Irish immigrants in places you might not expect throughout New England. There’s more to Irish-American history...
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22.5K14Business and LaborThe Mad Hatters of Danbury, Conn.
The 19th-century hat factories of Danbury, Conn., made physical wrecks of thousands of workers. They turned them into mad hatters with symptoms...
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5.5K1Arts and LeisureNew England Places To Visit, From Presque Isle, Maine, to Greenwich, Conn.
The New England Historical Society introduces a new weekly feature, New England Places. We plan to suggest places to visit based on...
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3.3KConnecticutNew England Colonists Thunderstruck by the Lightning Storms of 1768
New Englanders were unsettled by terrific lightning storms during the summer of 1768 when rising tensions with Great Britain led to conflict...
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13.2K4ConnecticutAt Half His Age, Sybil Ludington Rode Twice as Far as Paul Revere (But for the Same Reason)
Like Paul Revere, Sybil Ludington took a midnight ride to warn American patriots the redcoats were coming. They were coming to Danbury,...
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3.7K4Business and LaborSarah Kemble Knight Rides the Post Road Again
In 1704, Sarah Kemble Knight made a long and toilsome journey on horseback along the Boston Post Road from Boston to New York...
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8.1K17Arts and LeisureThe July 3rd Bonfire Craze of the Early 20th Century
Setting a bonfire in celebrationswas a longstanding New England tradition. In Boston, bonfires lit up Pope Night and the celebration of the...
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14.2K16Business and LaborA Broke Connecticut Housewife Founds Pepperidge Farm
You can be forgiven for thinking Pepperidge Farm was founded by someone like Titus Moody, the old Yankee character who appeared for...
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