American Revolution - Connecticut History | a CTHumanities Project

“Legalized Piracy”: Connecticut’s Revolutionary War Privateers

  • Writer:
    Bryna O’Sullivan

  • Town(s):
    New Haven, New London, Norwich, Wethersfield

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Jonathan Trumbull’s Lebanon War Office: The “Pentagon of the Revolution”

  • Writer:
    Emily Clark

  • Town(s):
    Lebanon

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Ridgefield’s Keeler Tavern

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Connecticut’s Valley Forge: The Redding Encampment and Putnam Memorial State Park

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The Orrin Freeman House and the Spirit of ‘76

  • Writer:
    Alex Gerrish

  • Town(s):
    Haddam

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Abigail Hinman: Heroine of the American Revolution or Legend?

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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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Samuel Huntington, the first President of the United States, dies – Today in History: January 5

Lemuel Haynes: America’s First Black Ordained Minister

  • Writer:
    Alex Gerrish

  • Town(s):
    Bloomingfield, Torrington, West Hartford

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David Bushnell and his Revolutionary Submarine

  • Writer:
    Brenda Milkofsky

  • Town(s):
    Old Saybrook, Westbrook

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A Willington Visionary Preserves the Nation’s Colonial Past

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The Ebenezer Avery House – Who Knew?

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Benedict Arnold Turns and Burns New London

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Roger Sherman Dies – Today in History: July 23

Wallingford Native Son Signed the Declaration of Independence

A Remarkable Signature – Who Knew?

Washington Didn’t Only Sleep Here: George Washington at Wethersfield’s Webb House

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Soldier, Patriot, and Politician: The Life of Oliver Wolcott

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Benedict Arnold: America’s Most Famous Traitor

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Hannah Bunce Watson: One of America’s First Female Publishers

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Uriah Tracy Authors the Rules for Impeachment

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William Douglas: A Colonial Hero’s Sacrifice

Ethan Allen Born – Today in History: January 10

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The White Pine Acts – Who Knew?

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The Articles of Confederation: America’s First Constitution

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Caleb Brewster: A Patriot Against Freedom

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Map – Rochambeau’s Camp at Canterbury

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Mariann Wolcott and Ralph Earl – Opposites Come Together and Make History

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Nathan Hale Hanged in New York – Today in History: September 22

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Prudence Punderson, Ordinary Woman, Extraordinary Artist: Needlework in Connecticut

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David Humphreys, Soldier, Statesman, and Agricultural Innovator

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Governor Jonathan Trumbull Dies – Today in History: August 17

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Ralph Earl: Portrait of an Early American Artist

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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

  • Writer:
    Patrick J. Mahoney

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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

  • Writer:
    Gregg Mangan

  • Town(s):
    New Haven, New Milford

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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

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

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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The Turtle Submarine – Today in History: September 6

Battle at Ridgefield – Today in History: April 27

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The British Attack Danbury – Today in History: April 25

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

The Battle of Groton Heights at Fort Griswold

  • Town(s):
    Groton

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Map – Rochambeau’s Camp at Danbury

  • Writer:
    CTH Staff

  • Town(s):
    Danbury

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Map – Rochambeau’s Camp at East Hartford

  • Writer:
    CTH Staff

  • Town(s):
    East Hartford

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Map – Rochambeau’s Camp at Voluntown

  • Writer:
    CTH Staff

  • Town(s):
    Voluntown

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Map – Rochambeau’s Camp at Farmington

  • Writer:
    CTH Staff

  • Town(s):
    Farmington

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Map – Rochambeau’s Camp at Windham

  • Writer:
    CTH Staff

  • Town(s):
    Windham

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Site Lines: Silas Deane

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