December 22, 2022
The 1918 Avon Train Wreck
Avon, Connecticut: One of the worst derailments in Avon's history occurred on August 2, 1918. At about 3:30 PM a northbound freight train wrecked on a twenty-five foot…
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February 7, 2023
149 Pond Hill Road
149 Pond Hill Road, Wallingford, Connecticut: This saltbox Cape Cod style house was built circa 1750. It was once owned by the Pogmore family for whom a nearby…
February 15, 2024
Sun Tavern
Sun Tavern, Fairfield, Connecticut: In 1761 Samuel Penfield bought 1.5 acres with “buildings thereon standing” from Thomas and Hannah Gibbs. He opened a tavern that was burnt to…
August 14, 2023
Ashmead-Colt House
Ashmead-Colt House, Hartford, Connecticut: On Wethersfield Avenue stands an Italianate mansion built in 1859 for James Ashmead (across the street from Samuel Colt’s Armsmear). Ashmead and his partner,…
