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Navigating Connecticut Safely: The Green Book’s Role in African American Travel

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Helen James Chisholm: A Hartford Teacher in Hawaii

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Early Turnpikes Provided Solution to Lack of Reliable Roads

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A Hip Road Trip

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The Slaters Go Round the World

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New Britain’s Yankee Peddlers Boost 18th-century Economy

Boston Post Road Carved out Three Travel Routes through State

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New London’s Indian Mariners

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The Adventure of a Lifetime: John Ledyard and Captain Cook’s Last Voyage

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The Path to Ashford’s Progress

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An Artist’s Life in Hartford: The Early Career of Dwight Tryon

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Merritt Parkway Creates Scenic Gateway to New England

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Stagecoach Sustained Commerce and Communication in 1800s

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Sarah Kemble Knight’s Journey through Colonial Connecticut

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The Joshua Hempsted Diary: A Window into Colonial Connecticut

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    Patricia M. Schaefer

  • Town(s):
    New London

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A Life Lived in a Rapidly Changing World: Samuel L. Clemens

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Hiram Bingham III: Machu Picchu Explorer and Politician

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The Most Famous American in the World

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John Ledyard, Connecticut’s Most Famous Traveler

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Overland Travel in Connecticut, from Footpaths to Interstates

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    Richard

  • Town(s):
    DeLuca

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Tavern Signs Mark Changes in Travel, Innkeeping, and Artistic Practice

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    Susan P. Schoelwer

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