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Benjamin Silliman published the first American study of a meteor—having acquired access to one that fell near the town of Weston.
ReadIn Trumbull, the arrival of the Housatonic Railroad brought a lesser known but more entertaining development—one of the country’s first amusement parks.
ReadThis Depression-era road improvement project sought to artfully balance the natural and built environments.
ReadNero Hawley, born into slavery in Connecticut in the 18th century, fought in the Revolutionary War.
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