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Who Knew? - Connecticut History | a CTHumanities Project

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

The Amos Bull House and Sterling Opera House: The First Connecticut Listings on the National Register of Historic Places – Who Knew?

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    Emma Wiley

  • Town(s):
    Derby, Hartford

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The Living Actually Haunted Many Connecticut Taverns – Who Knew?

New London Harbors a German Submarine During World War I – Who Knew?

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Evaporated Milk’s Connecticut Connection – Who Knew?

The “Perfect Handle” Hatchet – Who Knew?

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Get Out Your Paper Dress, Gal! – Who Knew?

Monument to Hero of the Greenwich Police Department – Who Knew?

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Birthplace of the Gerber Baby – Who Knew?

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The Ebenezer Avery House – Who Knew?

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Grounds for Divorce – Who Knew?

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Elisha Root Changes Industry – Who Knew?

America’s First Planetarium – Who knew?

Boat Shoes Have Ties to Connecticut – Who Knew?

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Hartford Circus Fire: “The Tent’s on Fire!” – Who Knew?

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Connecticut’s Youngest City – Who Knew?

Harwinton’s Sign has a Long History – Who Knew?

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Connecticut’s First Known Juneteenth Celebration in Norwich – Who Knew?

Oldest Cavalry Unit – Who Knew?

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Oldest Rose Garden – Who Knew?

Papier-Mache Clocks – Who Knew?

Arbor Day’s Roots in Connecticut – Who Knew?

Shakers Revolutionize Garden Seed Business – Who Knew?

Mounds Candy Bar Involved in Espionage – Who Knew?

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Benjamin Silliman and Soda Water – Who Knew?

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A Voice for Veterans: A Civil War era ‘Whistle-Blower’ – Who Knew?

Connecticut’s Only US President – Who Knew?

Colonel Augustus G. Hazard, Gunpowder Manufacturer – Who Knew?

Powder Hollow in Hazardville – Who Knew?

Mohawk Mountain Made Snow for Winter Sports Lovers – Who Knew?

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There’s No Place Like Home for the Designer of Dorothy’s Ruby Slippers – Who Knew?

Waterbury Clock Company Saved by Mickey Mouse – Who Knew?

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The White Pine Acts – Who Knew?

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BF Clyde and the Steam-powered Cider Mill – Who Knew?

1938 Hurricane Fuels Charcoal Business – Who Knew?

The World’s Record for the Largest Muster – Who Knew?

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The Hardware City Could’ve Been the Motor City – Who Knew?

Landscape Architecture Helps in Healing – Who Knew?

One-Legged Stools – Who Knew?

The Atheneum Joins War Effort – Who Knew?

The Longest Highway Drawbridge – Who Knew?

North Branford Vied for the Title of “Shredded Coconut Capital of the World” – Who Knew?

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Weir Farm the Result of a Trade – Who Knew?

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Cleopatra’s Needle and Groton’s Captain Davis – Who Knew?

Horseshoe Nail Capital of the World – Who Knew?

Samuel L. Clemens Receives Scrap-book Patent – Who Knew?

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Misread Signal Leads to Deadly South Norwalk Train Wreck – Who Knew?

War and the Fear of Enemy Aliens – Who Knew?

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The First Hospice – Who Knew?

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Six Cities Respond to 1902 Waterbury Fire – Who Knew?

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Hartford Publishes the First Literary Work by an African American – Who Knew?

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The Park City – Who Knew?

Hurricanes Connie & Diane Deliver Double Hit – Who Knew?

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Semi-Pro Baseball in Sharon – Who Knew?

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The Rise of the “Second Home” Community in Sharon – Who Knew?

  • Writer:
    Sharon Historical Society

  • Town(s):
    Sharon

Luna Park – Who Knew?

  • Writer:
    CTH Staff

  • Town(s):
    West Hartford

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