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A Legacy of Thriving Cities 1905
With rapid growth due to immigration and industrialization, the turn of the century brought a sharp rise in the importance and vitality of Connecticut’s cities.
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Crew of the Whaling Schooner Margaret 1907
Seaports such as Mystic have been active in the shipbuilding, fishing, and whaling industries for hundreds of years.
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Suburban Development in Litchfield County 1982
Between 1945 and 1960, Connecticut’s cities all lost population while suburbs like Bloomfield, Woodbridge, and Trumbull more than doubled their populations.
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New State Capitol 1878
By the 1870s, the State’s practice of having dual capitols in Hartford and New Haven was considered awkward and ineffective.
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Shade Grown Tobacco, Windsor 1965
Connecticut’s agricultural traditions have endured over hundreds of years, and survived through the continuing threat of manufacturing and other industries.
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Workers at the Eli Terry Clock Factory 1850
Born in 1772, Eli Terry opened the first clock factory in America in Plymouth, Connecticut.
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Fort Griswold and the Battle of Groton Heights 1781
East of the Thames River, on Groton Heights, Fort Griswold stands commanding the New London Harbor and the surrounding countryside.
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Algonquin Man 1645
The Native American presence in Connecticut represents an important part of our state’s heritage.
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Welcoming Armenian Immigrants, Hartford, 1920
This naturalization ceremony in Hartford demonstrates the importance of the immigrant community in Connecticut.
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The Last Wolf in Connecticut
There are many versions of the story of Israel Putnam and the wolf, but the original is found in a book first published in 1788 while Putnam was still alive.
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Wethersfield Academy Est. 1804
In the mid-17th century, Connecticut was considered the most literate place on earth, primarily due to the early Puritans’ insistence that everyone be able to read and write.
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A Puritan Landscape New Haven Town Green
On April 24, 1638 Rev. John Davenport and Theophilus Eaton sailed into the New Haven harbor.
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Hartford’s Wadsworth Atheneum Est. 1842
Art and culture have always played an important role in Connecticut’s long and diverse history.
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Park Street Festival, Hartford 1978
The Park Street Festival is an annual Puerto Rican celebration held in the heart of Hartford’s Puerto Rican community on Park Street.
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Private Henry Cornwall 1862
Henry Cornwall was a member of the 20th Connecticut Infantry Volunteers. He served from September 8, 1862 to June 13, 1865.
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Mark Twain, Huckleberry Finn Published 1885
In 1874, after living in Hartford for three years, Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) and his wife Olivia moved to a home in the area known as Nook Farm.
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Over Time: Woodbury’s 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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Over Time: Scotland’s 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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Over Time: Mansfield’s 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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Over Time: Sprague’s 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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Over Time: Bozrah’s 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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Over Time: Beacon Falls’ 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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Over Time: Washington’s 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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Over Time: Naugatuck’s 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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Over Time: Oxford’s 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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Over Time: New Milford’s 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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Over Time: Middlebury’s 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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Over Time: Glastonbury’s 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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Over Time: Middlefield’s 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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Over Time: Portland’s 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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Over Time: Simsbury’s 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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Over Time: Bethlehem’s 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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Over Time: Manchester’s 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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Over Time: Canaan’s 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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Over Time: Wethersfield’s 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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Over Time: New Britain’s 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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Over Time: Southbury’s 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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Over Time: Morris’ 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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Over Time: Thomaston’s 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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The Scoville Memorial Library
The first publicly funded library in the US continues to serve the town of Salisbury.
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Over Time: Roxbury’s 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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Over Time: Bridgewater’s 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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Over Time: East Hartford’s 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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Over Time: Canton’s 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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Over Time: Enfield’s 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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Over Time: Cornwall’s 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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Over Time: Bloomfield’s 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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Over Time: South Windsor’s 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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Over Time: East Windsor’s 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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Quassy: One of the Last of the Old-Time Trolley Parks
One of the last old-time trolley parks, Quassy Amusement Park in Middlebury has been a staple in Connecticut entertainment for over 100 years.
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