The Lyman Homestead Underground Railroad Trail, Middlefield Pies. Berries. Apples. Cider. Golf. Baked goods. Deli sandwiches. Vegetables. Corn Mazes. Weddings. Pick Your Own. Christmas productions. Abolitionists. Abolitionists? Abolitionists. More than 150 years ago members of the Lyman family, … [Read more...]
Concept of Freedom Trail: Hebron
Cesar and Lowis Peters' House 150 East Street, Hebron The Freedom Trail folks officially designate this as the Cesar and Lowis Peters "Archaeological Site" and point you to some nursing home in the center of Hebron. I choose to honor the Cesar Peters story by marking my "visit" to his house as my Freedom Trail … [Read more...]
Concept of Freedom Trail: Canterbury
Prudence Crandall House 1 South Canterbury Road (Junction of Routes 14 & 169), Canterbury I'm going to flip the Freedom Trail site's ordering of information here and put this first: In 1994, Prudence Crandall was inducted into the Connecticut Women’s Hall of Fame and in 1995, Crandall was designated as … [Read more...]
Concept of Freedom Trail: Naugatuck
Gunntown Passive Park Gunntown Road, Naugatuck True story – I was weaving my way from downtown Naugatuck through the hills west to Oxford one day. I had Damian with me and had stopped at a park so he could relieve himself. I was wholly unaware of Gunntown Park, but made a mental note that there were trails to … [Read more...]
Concept of Freedom Trail: Putnam
Thomas Taylor Gravesite Grove St Cemetery, Putnam True story... although I have a feeling I could totally lie on this page. I don't imagine too many read these Freedom Trail posts. Especially ones about graves out in Putnam. Anyway, my true story is that I totally forgot I "visited" this site in May of … [Read more...]
Concept of Freedom Trail: Groton
Fort Griswold Battlefield State Park Groton Y’know, Connecticut is pretty cool. If you’re into the various wars that the US has been engaged in, even back to before the US even was a country, our state has a lot of stuff for you to check out. From the Pequot War nastiness to Revolutionary War sites and stuff, … [Read more...]
Concept of Freedom Trail: Trumbull
Nero Hawley Grave Riverside Cemetery, Daniel’s Farm Road Not that anyone will ever read this page, but I still feel the need to point out that of all the museums and trails and breweries and “stuff,” on this website, there are very few – if any – that I’ve planned to visit, yet haven’t – than this … [Read more...]
URR Trail: Norwich
David Ruggles Gravesite Yantic Cemetery, Lafayette and Williams Streets Holy cow. As I set my fingers to keyboard and get ready to write a short page about this Underground Railroad site, I just realized this is the next to last of the current 29 UR sites for me to visit! I didn’t even know. Pardon my lack … [Read more...]
Concept of Freedom Trail: Milford (2)
There are two stops along the Freedom Trail in Milford. They aren’t too far off the messy I-95/Route 1/Merritt Connector thing interchange. But this is Milford – the ONLY town in Connecticut where I have been legitimately lost to the point of yelling in frustration. The central part of the town was apparently laid out … [Read more...]
Concept of Freedom Trail: Litchfield
Solomon Rowe House 121 North Lake Street Yet another drive-by on the Freedom Trail that I didn't know the history of until I put this page together just now. And wouldn't you know it? It's rather amazing in its quiet Litchfield way. Although a large number of black families lived in urban and coastal cities, … [Read more...]
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