All posts tagged "pomfret conn."
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10.4K11bostonFrederick Law Olmsted Plans A Cemetery or a Hundred
Chances are good you’ve encountered the work of Frederick Law Olmsted more than once in your lifetime. You’ve probably set foot in...
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18.4K4ConnecticutIsaac Bissell Electrifies Connecticut With News of the Battle of Lexington
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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18.7K1ConnecticutIsrael Putnam Shows the British How to Settle a Fight – Connecticut Yankee Style
Israel Putnam stories abound, but one of the most entertaining dates back to his days in the French and Indian Wars. Known...
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6.1K2Arts and LeisureWhistler’s Mother Poses for Her Bad Boy
When bad boy artist James Abbott McNeill Whistler’s mother first came to live with him in London in 1864, he had to...
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9.5K6ConnecticutThe Legend of the Israel Putnam Wolf Den
Gen. Israel Putnam famously left his plow in the ground when he heard about the Battles of Lexington and Concord and immediately...
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