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New London’s Tradition of Burning Benedict Arnold…in Effigy – Who Knew?

Black Loyalist Refugees: Toney Escapes During the Burning of Fairfield

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British Burn Fairfield – Today in History: July 7

Stamford’s Three-Gun Armada

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Nathan Hale: The Man and the Legend

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The Minute Man, Westport CT

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Connecticut’s Loyal Subjects: Toryism and the American Revolution

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Jeremiah Wadsworth, “foremost in every enterprise”

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The Burning of Danbury

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Litchfield’s Revolutionary War Soldiers’ Tree

Israel Putnam: A Youthful Trailblazer Turned Colonial Militiaman

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Connecticut’s Black Governors

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Jackson v. Bulloch and the End of Slavery in Connecticut

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A Connecticut Slave in George Washington’s Army

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The Beadle Family Murders – Today in History: December 11

USS Confederacy: The Life and Service of Connecticut’s Continental Frigate

Oliver Wolcott Dies – Today in History: December 1

Roger Sherman, Revolutionary and Dedicated Public Servant

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The Rise and Fall of Silas Deane, American Patriot

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Thomas Knowlton: A Small Town’s National Hero

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Fort Griswold Attacked – Today in History: September 6

Caleb Brewster and the Culper Spy Ring

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East Haven’s Revolutionary Salt Works

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The Hartford Wits

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Hidden Nearby: Goshen’s Liberty Pole

Oliver Cromwell Launched – Today in History: June 13

Christopher Leffingwell Born – Today in History: June 11

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Stealth Attack from Guilford Launched – Today in History: May 23

Battle at Ridgefield – Today in History: April 27

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The British Attack Danbury – Today in History: April 26

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News From Lexington: Contemporary Views of the Opening Battles of the American Revolution

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Changing Sentiments on Slavery in Colonial Hebron

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Benedict Arnold Demands the Key – Today in History: April 22

An Orderly & Decent Government: A New State, A New Constitution, 1776-1818

Video – Connecticut’s Cultural Treasures: Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum

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New London’s Sound Defense

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The Frost House Once Offered Travelers a Warm Welcome

George Washington Slept Here (Just Perhaps Not Well)

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Early Anti-slavery Advocates in 18th-century Connecticut

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Rochambeau Returns Over and Over to Andover

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Fort Griswold and the Battle of Groton Heights 1781

Blood on the Hill: The Battle of Groton Heights, September 6, 1781

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Video – Connecticut’s Cultural Treasures: Litchfield Historical Society

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Video – Connecticut’s Cultural Treasures: Phelps-Hatheway House and Garden

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Video – Connecticut’s Cultural Treasures: Samuel Huntington

Map – Rochambeau’s Camp at Danbury

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Map – Rochambeau’s Camp at East Hartford

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Map – Rochambeau’s Camp at Voluntown

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Map – Rochambeau’s Camp at Farmington

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Map – Rochambeau’s Camp at Windham

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Site Lines: Silas Deane

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Video – Connecticut’s Cultural Treasures: Lebanon Green

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