Farmington Canal, Plainville, Connecticut:(A special edition blue historical marker) Farmington Canal (1828-1848) The “Long Level” section was the single most important factor in growth of…
Meriden, Connecticut: 1661 - Meriden area first settled when Jonathan Gilbert is granted land by Connecticut Colony and employs Edward Higbee to operate an inn.…
Prisoners of the American Revolution, Milford, Connecticut: On New Years Day 1777, a British prison ship released 200 war prisoners ill with smallpox on the…