Slater Memorial Museum, Norwich Free Academy, Norwich

Slater Memorial Museum, Norwich Free Academy, Norwich

The city of Norwich in New London County is located on the Thames River in the southeastern portion of Connecticut. Founded in 1658 by 69 families from Saybrook, the area first supported farms and businesses, and in 1694, residents built a public landing for easier trade at the head of the Thames River. In the 19th century, Norwich manufactured textiles, armaments, and specialty items and was a stop on the Springfield and New London Railroad. Benedict Arnold, one of the most notable figures of the American Revolution, was born in Norwich.

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Websites

Carley, Rachel. “Cape Verdeans in Norwich.” Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development, n.d. Link.
Norwich Free Academy - Slater Memorial Museum. “Exhibit - Around the World on the Yacht Eleanor: The Slaters’ Grand Tour,” 2016.
State of Connecticut, Judicial Branch. “Norwich Courthouse,” 2016. Link.
“The Last Green Valley,” 2017. Link.

Places

Connecticut Freedom Trail. “Boston Trowtrow Gravesite,” 2016. Link.
Connecticut Freedom Trail. “Jail Hill Historic District,” 2016. Link.
“Leffingwell House Museum,” 2016. Link.
“Norwich Historical Society,” 2016. Link.
Norwich Free Academy. “Slater Memorial Museum,” 2017. Link.

Documents

“Aero View Of Norwich, Connecticut 1912.” Bird’s-eye Map. New York: Hughes & Bailey, 1912. Connecticut Historical Society. Link.
O.H. Bailey & Company. “City of Norwich, Conn. 1876.” Bird’s-eye Map. Boston, MA: O.H. Bailey & Company, 1876. Connecticut Historical Society. Link.
Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. “Digitized Historic Newspaper - Norwich Bulletin (1910-1922),” 2016. Link.
New Haven Museum. “Leffingwell Family: MSS 25 - Alphabetical Index of Manuscript Collections,” 2016. Link.
Kirkwood, James Pugh. “Map Exhibiting the Route of the Norwich & Worcester Rail-Road Surveyed by James P. Kirkwood, James Laurie (Civil Engineers), William Lester, Jr., Homer T. Bostwick ...” Boston, MA: T. Moore, 1835. Connecticut Historical Society. Link.
Connecticut State Library Digital Collections. “Norwich - WPA Architectural Survey,” 2016. Link.
“Norwich Collection.” Connecticut Digital Archive, n.d. Link.
Knecht, H. “Norwich, Conn.” Bird’s-eye Map. New York: J. Rau, ca. 1870s. Connecticut Historical Society. Link.
Vogt, C.H. “View of Norwich, Conn. 1876.” Bird’s-eye Map. Milwaukee, WI: Bailey, 1876. University of Connecticut Libraries, Map and Geographic Information Center - MAGIC. Link.

Books

Marshall, Benjamin Tinkham, ed. A Modern History of New London County, Connecticut. Vol. 1. New York, NY: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1922. Link.
Hurd, D. Hamilton. History of New London County, Connecticut with Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men. Philadelphia, PA: J.W. Lewis & Company, 1882. Link.
Caulkins, Frances. History of Norwich, Connecticut, from Its Settlement in 1660, to January 1845. Hartford, CT: Thompson Robinson, 1845. Link.
Shannon, William. Norwich. Charleston,  SC: Arcadia, 2009.
Plummer, Dale. Norwich. Portsmouth,  NH: Arcadia, 2003.
Norwich Historical Society, and Bill Stanley. The Norwich Historical Society’s the 9-Mile Square. Norwich, CT: Norwich Historical Society, 2005.
Lathrop, Arthur. Victorian Norwich, Connecticut. Salem,  MA: Higginson Book Company, 1999.