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Imagining Connecticut
State Heroine Prudence Crandall
Prudence Crandall was born in 1803 in Hopkinton, Rhode Island, the daughter of Quaker parents.
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Launching of the USS Nautilus 1954
The building of the Nautilus helped Groton sustain its title of “Submarine Building Capital of the World.”
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Connecticut Suffragists 1919
Despite the fact that the women in this well-known photograph are unidentified, Connecticut was home to many important figures in women’s struggle for equal rights.
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Munitions Assembly Line 1943
Because so many men enlisted in the military during WWII, women were recruited to take their places in the all-important factory jobs that kept the forces abroad supplied.
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1850s Equal Rights Activist James Mars
James Mars became one of the most prominent African Americans in the region, and a leader of Hartford’s African American community.
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The Legend of the Charter Oak
This Charles D. Brownell painting from the mid-1850s epitomizes the importance that the Charter Oak tree held in the hearts and minds of Connecticut citizens.
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Harriet Beecher Stowe, Uncle Tom’s Cabin Published 1852
Harriet Beecher Stowe’s most famous book is Uncle Tom’s Cabin, which was published in 1852.
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Imagining Connecticut
Who are we? What traditions and accomplishments define us as a state and shape our lives today?
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Workers at the Colt Armory, Hartford 1867
Colt Firearms has been one of the most prominent industries in Hartford for over 150 years.
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Merritt Parkway 1939
As early as 1919, the Connecticut Department of Transportation recognized the need for an alternate road to Route 1 through Fairfield County.
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The Yankee Peddler 1850
Yankee peddlers were a common sight in the Connecticut countryside in the mid-19th century.
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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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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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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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