Historical Markers and War Memorials in Putnam, Connecticut
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Putnam is in Windham County
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On this site, Benjamin Cargill operated a grist mill
originally built in 1730, adding a distillery and other
shops in 1760. The Pomfret Manufacturing Company
later built the Pomfret Cotton Mills to produce textile
products in 1807; it is the . . . — — Map (db m126039) HM
This circa 1868 2 1/2-story Victorian Italianate
villa-style home was built by textile magnate George
Morse overlooking the Quinebaug River in sight of three
of his mills. With the addition of wings, this building
has been integrated into the . . . — — Map (db m126032) HM
On August 19 1955, the Quinebaug River, fueled by rain from
Hurricane Diana, overflowed its banks and flooded Putnam. Unlike earlier
floods of the 1880s and 1930s, the flood of 1955 caused extensive
damage. As the river carved a new channel . . . — — Map (db m126037) HM