The American commercial seed industry began in 1784 when David Landreth, a Scottish immigrant in Philadelphia began to sell bundles of seeds to new farmers. Following Landreth’s endeavors, the Shakers began packaging seed in paper packages for sale . . . — — Map (db m302010) HM
Welcome to Wethersfield!
We invite you to explore Wethersfield’s story as you travel through the centuries. The Wethersfield Heritage Walk is a three mile long, self-guided tour consisting of a series of twenty-two interpretive markers that . . . — — Map (db m302062) HM
The seed industry was not a particularly prosperous enterprise in the early 1800s, as most farmers tended to preserve their own seeds. As the U.S. population exploded, so did the need for seed. In the early 19th century Wethersfield entrepreneurs . . . — — Map (db m302055) HM
The illustrations displayed on this panel are intended to depict, in a simplified way, the development of Wethersfield during its early settlement and to highlight some noteworthy historical events.
1684
By the late seventeenth . . . — — Map (db m302430) HM
During the 18th century shipbuilding and maritime trade were dominant industries in Wethersfield. The height of the trading period with the West Indies was prior to and following the American Revolution. Merchants, shipmasters and sailors . . . — — Map (db m302060) HM
Nathaniel Foote
The Settler
Born In England 1593
Died In Wethersfield 1644
Erected By The
Foote Family Association
Of America
On The Original Home Lot
September 7, 1908 — — Map (db m46180) HM
The Old Academy
Erected 1801 – 1804 by the first school society to further the cause of higher education; Daniel Buck, Levi Churchill, Stephen Chester, committee. The school herein established was later greatly helped by income from funds . . . — — Map (db m46102) HM
Rev. Joseph Emerson
1777 – 1833
Pioneer for advanced education
for women. Conducted female
seminary in Wethersfield and
lived in this house
1824 – 1833
Buried in Wethersfield Cemetery
Erected by
Wethersfield Women's . . . — — Map (db m46103) HM
Silas Deane House
Has been Designated a
Registered National
Historic Landmark
Under the Provisions of the
Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935
This Site Possesses Exceptional Value
In Commemorating and Illustrating
The History of . . . — — Map (db m46178) HM
This Plaque is Dedicated by
The Society of the Cincinnati
to
General George Washington
Who Was Its First President.
Samuel Blatchley Webb
Who Grew Up In This Home
The Comte De Rochambeau
Who Visited Here
and
The Marquis De . . . — — Map (db m46146) HM
Famous as a hostelry during the Revolutionary War stood here
Washington and Rochambeau's retinue were quartered here during the Yorktown Conference held at the Webb-House May 19 to May 24 1781 — — Map (db m302057) HM
In October 1869 a small group of Wethersfield residents met to incorporate an Episcopal church in Wethersfield, to be known as the Episcopal Society of Trinity Church. Five years later this lovely brownstone church was consecrated as Trinity’s . . . — — Map (db m302024) HM
Washington – Rochambeau Revolutionary Route
Wethersfield
French General Jean Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau, and thousands of French ground and naval forces arrived in Newport in July of 1780 to assist the . . . — — Map (db m46299) HM
Webb House
Has been Designated a
Registered National
Historic landmark
Under the Provisions of the
Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935
This Site Possesses Exceptional Value
In Commemorating and Illustrating
The History of the . . . — — Map (db m46177) HM
In 1633 John Oldham, with a few friends from the Massachusetts Bay Colony, struck out overland to explore this territory, called Pyquaug (cleared land) by the Wongunk Indian tribe. Before their petition was approved by the Massachusetts General . . . — — Map (db m301993) HM
To The Memory
Of The Adventurers From
Watertown, Massachusetts
Who Settled Wethersfield
In 1634
John Oldham • Robert Seeley • John Strickland • Andrew Ward • John Clarke • Leonard Chester • Nathaniel Foote • Abraham Finch • Robert Rose • . . . — — Map (db m46179) HM
