Lighthouse Point Park, New Haven, Connecticut: At the southern tip of New Haven’s East Shore section is Lighthouse Point Park. The location used…
Stratford Shoal Lighthouse, Stratford, Connecticut: First erected in 1877, the Stratford Shoal Lighthouse is located halfway between New York and Connecticut in Long…
Easton Town Hall, Easton, Connecticut: Built in 1937, Easton Town Hall took its current form following extensive renovations in 1986. The rural Fairfield…
Simon Lake’s Explorer, Milford, Connecticut: Inspired by Jules Verne’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, engineer Simon Lake invented various submarines as far back…
Captain Thomas Allyn House, Windsor, Connecticut: In 1651, an English settler named Thomas Allyn accidentally shot his neighbor, Henry Stiles, to death. Allyn…
Stevenson Dam, Monroe, Connecticut: In 1917, construction began on Stevenson Dam connecting the towns of Monroe to Oxford. It’s still one of the…
James Farm Road Bridge, Stratford, Connecticut: In 1940, residents of Stratford feared a proposed route of the Merritt Parkway by the Connecticut Highway…
Wadsworth Mansion, Middletown, Connecticut: This Gilded Age estate was built for Colonel Clarence S. Wadsworth and his wife Katharine Fearing Hubbard. They commissioned…
Meriden City Hall, Meriden, Connecticut: On East Main Street, Meriden’s first town hall was erected in 1854, costing $60,000. Following its dedication in…
Maps of Connecticut: East Haddam Notable places: Amasa Day House – historic museum on Plains Road. Boardman House – built in 1860 as…
Washington Trail Marker, Wallingford, Connecticut: A brownstone historical marker and plaque commemorate two visits by George Washington as General of the Continental Army…
Asylum Street, Hartford, Connecticut: View on Instagram: https://instagr.am/p/Cn5uYvlsq8_/
Brainerd Academy, Haddam, Connecticut: At 133 Gunger Hill Road is an imposing building made of “Haddam Granite” and currently used as Granite Lodge…
Corning Fountain, Hartford, Connecticut: On the Horace Bushnell Promenade, in Bushnell Park is a Beaux-arts style fountain dating back to 1899. It was…
Middletown, Connecticut: Sixteen miles south of Hartford, English settlers incorporated a town in 1651 called by its Native American name, Mattabeseck (or Mattabesett). They were among…
Scovil Hoe Mill, Haddam, Connecticut: The D. & H. Scovil Hoe Company was founded in 1844 by brothers Daniel and Hezekiah Scovil Jr….
Avon, Connecticut: One of the worst derailments ever in Avon, occurred on August 2, 1918. At about 3:30 PM a northbound freight train…
Thankful Arnold House, Haddam, Connecticut: At 14 Hayden Hill Road is a late 18th century Dutch Colonial house museum. Distinguished by its gambrel…
Richard Mansfield House, Ansonia, Connecticut: At 35 Jewett Street is a turn of the 17th century Saltbox style house. The Colonial home was…
Zuppardi’s Apizza, West Haven, Connecticut: The story of Zuppardi’s began with Dominic Zuppardi. Dominic learned the trade on the southern coast of Italy….
Silver Sands State Park, Milford, Connecticut: In 1955, Hurricane Diane destroyed 75 homes on Milford’s shoreline. As a result, Connecticut’s State Park system…
24 Washington Avenue, Seymour, Connecticut: This conventional Queen Anne style house was built in 1875. Once a luxurious mansion, the home boasts nine…
Dayton Johnson Place, Wallingford, Connecticut: At 200 Cheshire Road is a classic Colonial style house built circa 1730. The property also boasts an…
Soldiers’ And Sailors’ Monument, Milford, Connecticut: On Milford Green is a statue dedicated to American Civil War veterans. The monument’s 1888 dedication was…
Albert G. Stark House, Mystic, Connecticut: On West Mystic Avenue is an eight-sided Italianate style house built in 1850 for Albert G. Stark,…
Samuel Parsons House, Wallingford, Connecticut: At 180 South Main Street is a Dutch Colonial with two end-chimneys, and a red clapboarded exterior. The…
Simon Hazelton House, Haddam, Connecticut: In the center of Haddam is Georgian-style house built in 1785. The home was first owned by a…
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Tongue Point Lighthouse, Bridgeport, Connecticut: On the western shore of Bridgeport Harbor is a small black lighthouse nicknamed “The Bug” by locals. This…
Florence Griswold House, Lyme, Connecticut: The home of famous art leader, Florence Griswold is a late Georgian-style mansion, erected in 1817. The 12-acre…
Travelers Tower, Hartford, Connecticut: The Travelers Insurance Company was founded by Hartford’s masonry magnate, James Goodwin Batterson in 1863 as the first…
Derby-Shelton Railroad Bridge, Shelton, Connecticut: In 1888, railroads and trestles were laid on the Shelton side of the Housatonic River. The rail bridge…
Cannon Square, Stonington, Connecticut: On a public square between Main Street and Water Street are cannons, monuments and artifacts commemorating the Battle…
North Dumpling Island, New York: Three miles off the shore of Groton, Connecticut, is North Dumpling Island and its lighthouse. Even though the…
Morningside, Milford, Connecticut: In 1639, about 100 acres comprising the neighborhood of Morningside was purchased for the Town of Milford from Native Americans…
This unique fountain is located in the village of Nichols on the corner of Huntington Turnpike and Unity Road. It was created in…




Shipyard Falls, East Hampton, Connecticut: This little-known waterfall isn’t marked on most maps. Its water source is from Mine Brook. The plunge spouts…
Union Station, New Haven, Connecticut: New Haven’s main passenger railroad station was completed in 1920. The Georgian-style building was designed by noted architect…