All posts tagged "Norwich Conn."
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10.5KMassachusettsThe Cold Storm and Great Freeze of 1857
The Cold Storm and Great Freeze of 1857 prostrated New England during the winter of 1856-57, one of the worst ever. Thirty-two...
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3.3KArts and LeisureWhen Connecticut Went in for Comic Book Burning
On Feb. 26, 1955, a small group led by Mrs. Charles B. Gilbert of Norwich, Conn., posed for a photographer in front...
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28.5K8ConnecticutWhen Cleveland Belonged to Connecticut
The City of Cleveland and nearly all of Northeastern Ohio once belonged to Connecticut. The land, 3.5 million acres of it, was...
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29.1K13Business and LaborHow the Polish Immigrants Came to New England
Before Polish immigrants arrived in New England they had already made it to the Jamestown colony in Virginia as craftsmen. Over the...
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22.0K2bostonBoston Marathon Trivia, or 7 Things You Didn’t Know About the Big Race
Like so many New England sports traditions, the Boston Marathon is surrounded by lore and legend. What Bostonian doesn’t know about Heartbreak...
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12.2K4ConnecticutIsaac Bissell, Connecticut’s Paul Revere
Isaac Bissell electrified the colonies of Massachusetts and Connecticut with the news of the Battle of Lexington in April 1775. He rode...
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