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Connecticut State Park Picture Plan

Preserving Connecticut’s Natural Beauty: Connecticut’s First State Parks

July 15, 2022 • Environment, Sports and Recreation, The State, Kent, Litchfield, Morris, Washington, Westport

Sherwood Island, Mount Tom, Macedonia Brook, and Kent Falls are among the earliest lands set aside as the parks movement took hold in the state.

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Morris Academy

Hidden Nearby: The Morris Academy

November 30, 2021 • Timothy Dwight, Education, Goshen, Morris

Rare for his time, educator James Morris accepted both boys and girls as students.

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Hidden Nearby: The Bantam Lake Ice House

August 31, 2014 • Business and Industry, Everyday Life, Food and Drink, Litchfield, Morris

Bantam Lake served a vital function as a supplier of ice that local residents used to preserve food when temperatures began to rise.

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The southeast block of West Street, Litchfield as it looked in the Civil War era, 1867

The Peace Movement in Litchfield

August 25, 2014 • Civil War and Reconstruction 1850-1877, Civil War, Goshen, Politics and Government, Social Movements, Litchfield, Morris

While the peace movement in Litchfield was short-lived, it provides a reminder of the disparity in public opinion during the first few turbulent months of the Civil War.

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View of Camp Columbia, Morris

Hidden Nearby: Camp Columbia State Park in Morris

April 8, 2014 • Education, Environment, Morris

Once an engineering field school for Columbia University, this former campus presents a study in change and adaptation.

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