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Connecticut State Park Picture Plan

Preserving Connecticut’s Natural Beauty: Connecticut’s First State Parks

Sherwood Island, Mount Tom, Macedonia Brook, and Kent Falls are among the earliest lands set aside as the parks movement took hold in the state.

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Morris Academy

Hidden Nearby: The Morris Academy

November 30, 2021 • Timothy Dwight, Education, Goshen, Morris

Rare for his time, educator James Morris accepted both boys and girls as students.

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Hidden Nearby: The Bantam Lake Ice House

Bantam Lake served a vital function as a supplier of ice that local residents used to preserve food when temperatures began to rise.

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The southeast block of West Street, Litchfield as it looked in the Civil War era, 1867

The Peace Movement in Litchfield

While the peace movement in Litchfield was short-lived, it provides a reminder of the disparity in public opinion during the first few turbulent months of the Civil War.

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View of Camp Columbia, Morris

Hidden Nearby: Camp Columbia State Park in Morris

April 8, 2014 • Education, Environment, Morris

Once an engineering field school for Columbia University, this former campus presents a study in change and adaptation.

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Over Time: Morris’ Historical Population

January 10, 2014 • Hide Featured Image, Morris

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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