Entries Containing All of the Phrases «litchfield county» AND «connecticut»

By Michael Herrick, May 24, 2010

Mustered Out Monument

RANKED BY RELEVANCE

1 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Litchfield — Mustered Out —

Mustered Out 35 grave stones of Civil War soldiers surround the monument. 4 large cannon balls mark the corners of the plot. — — Map (db m31160) HM

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2 ► Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — A Bloody Baptism of Fire —

“It was the work of almost a single minute. The air was filled with sulphurous smoke, and the shrieks and howls of more than two hundred and fifty mangled men rose above the yells of triumphant rebels and the roar of their musketry.” . . . — — Map (db m40247) HM

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3 ► Connecticut, Greater Bridgeport Region, Bridgeport, North Bridgeport — Bald Eagle — Restored Legacy —

The eagle's drastic decline in the mid-20th century has been attributed to the widespread use of the pesticide DDT. In a process called biological magnification (brought brought forth to the general public by Rachel Carson in her book Silent . . . — — Map (db m230922) HM

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4 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Barkhamsted, Riverton — Barkhamsted Lighthouse Village Charcoal Kilns — A Connecticut State Archaeological Preserve —

Charcoal production was an important industry in northwestern Connecticut in the nineteenth century. Before Pennsylvania coal became readily available, the iron forges in Litchfield County were reliant upon locally produced charcoal as . . . — — Map (db m112226) HM

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5 ► California, Sacramento County, Sacramento, Sacramento Historic City Cemetery — California Pioneers — 1849 —

Julius Clinton Beach Feb. 8, 1802 Goshen, Litchfield County, Connecticut Mar. 12, 1882 Sacramento, California Elizabeth Humphrey Beach Dec. 18, 1793 Goshen, Litchfield County, Connecticut Jan. 18, 1877 Sacramento, California . . . — — Map (db m233170) HM

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6 ► Ohio, Cuyahoga County, Cleveland, Central — Freedom Seekers and their Supporters —

Southwest quadrant: Section 2 lot 7 Edward Wade (1802-1866) was born in Massachusetts and moved as a boy with his large family to Ashtabula. In 1832, he married Sarah Atkins, daughter of a prominent abolitionist, Josiah Atkins, who was . . . — — Map (db m297142) HM

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7 ► Ohio, Ashtabula County, Edgewood — The Covered Bridges Of Ashtabula County — Ashtabula County is the covered bridge capital of Ohio —

At one time, hundreds of covered bridges dotted the northeast Ohio countryside. A popular construction in 18th century Connecticut, the early settlers of the (Connecticut) Western Reserve brought this charming architecture with them from New . . . — — Map (db m213951) HM

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8 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Norfolk — Norfolk —

In the heart of the Green Woods on what was later the Hartford-Albany Turnpike, Norfolk was settled in 1744 by Cornelius Brown of Windsor. The town was incorporated in 1758 with forty-four voters at the first town meeting. A meeting house was . . . — — Map (db m29687) HM

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9 ► Massachusetts, Berkshire County, Great Barrington — First Court House of Berkshire County —

Near this spot stood the first court house of Berkshire County erected 1764. Here August 16, 1774 occurred the first open resistance to British rule in America — — Map (db m58957) HM

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