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Bursting of the Staffordville Reservoir

Bursting of the Staffordville Reservoir – Today in History: March 27

March 27, 2023 • The Industrial United States 1870-1900, Disaster, Environment, Stafford

On March 27, 1877, the Staffordville Reservoir Company’s dam burst, flooding the valley for a distance of five miles and causing the loss of two lives.

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The Connecticut Houses that Ended Up in Massachusetts

August 22, 2022 • Great Depression and World War II 1929-1945, Postwar United States 1945-1970s, Education, Everyday Life, Historic Preservation, Goshen, The State, Stafford, Thompson, Windham, Woodstock

Old Sturbridge Village moved numerous historical CT buildings, but evidence of their existence still lives on in historic maps, photographs, and memories.

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