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A Beautiful and Goodly Tree: The Rise and Fall of the American Elm
Almost every Connecticut town has an Elm Street, named for the popular trees that grew in abundance until a fungal infestation greatly diminished their numbers.
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Little Sorrel, Connecticut’s Confederate War Horse
The horse Little Sorrel became one of the most famous residents of Somers, Connecticut, and a legendary figure of the Civil War.
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Somers School of the Prophets
The Reverend Charles Backus opened one of the more prodigious schools of the prophets in Somers, Connecticut.
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Levi Pease, Stage Route and Transportation Innovator
Somers, Connecticut, a small town near the state’s border with Massachusetts, was the site of a revolution in 18th-century transportation.
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Osborn Correctional Institution
When the Connecticut Correctional Institution opened in Somers in 1963, it represented yet another chapter in the state’s history of housing those convicted of crimes.
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Over Time: Somers’ Historical Population
Census data, from colonial times on up to the present, is a key resource for those who study the ways in which communities change with the passage of time.
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