On Columbus Boulevard at Arch Street, on the right when traveling south on Columbus Boulevard.
This plaque and the renaming of this bridge honor the Revolutionary War hero and distinguished citizen of Connecticut, Thomas Y. Seymour. Seymour, who later rose to the rank of Major in the Continental Army, was born June 19, 1757, the eldest . . . — — Map (db m52560) HM
On South St 0.3 miles west of Seagraves Rd, on the left when traveling east.
Thomas E. Porter
Thomas E. Porter was born August 28, 1830. He was born in Coventry, Connecticut and educated in private and public schools and academies of his native state. He then taught school in Tolland and Hartford Counties. Desiring . . . — — Map (db m142475) HM
Unionville has used Farmington River water power since the late 1700s. The first dam (item D1 on map 1 and Photograph P1), built circa 1780, was just 200 yards upstream from the Route 4 bridge. The canal from this dam was on the west side of . . . — — Map (db m95986) HM
On Walnut Hill Road 0.1 miles south of West Main Street ( Route 555), on the right when traveling south.
Tales from the City
Walter Camp “Father of American Football”
Walter Camp, known as the “Father of American Football”, was born in New Britain on April 7, 1859. Camp played football at Yale University between 1876 and 1882, and then served . . . — — Map (db m259592) HM
Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.
* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
