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242. Yale Center for British Art

December 9, 2015 by Steve Leave a Comment

Right, Then. Jolly Good. New Haven (Google Maps location) November 9, 2012 The Yale Center for British Art is a Connecticut Art Trail site. Spoiler Alert: When coupled with the neighboring Yale University Art Gallery, you simply can’t find a better day of art in Connecticut. Oh yeah, both are F-R-E-E, free, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cultural, Heritage, & Historic Trails, Museums, New Post Tagged With: "See Before you die" list, Art, Colleges & Universities, Connecticut Art Trail, Free Museums, Hoang, New Haven, New Haven County, Yale

Concept of Freedom Trail: Groton

October 6, 2015 by Steve Leave a Comment

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...]

Filed Under: Cultural, Heritage, & Historic Trails, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Concept of Freedom Trail, CT Freedom Trail, Forts, Groton, New London County

Concept of Freedom Trail: Trumbull

October 6, 2015 by Steve 1 Comment

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...]

Filed Under: Cultural, Heritage, & Historic Trails Tagged With: Cemeteries, Concept of Freedom Trail, CT Freedom Trail, Fairfield County, Trumbull

URR Trail: Norwich

December 2, 2013 by Steve 1 Comment

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...]

Filed Under: Cultural, Heritage, & Historic Trails Tagged With: Cemeteries, CT Freedom Trail, New London County, Norwich, Underground Railroad Trail

Concept of Freedom Trail: Milford (2)

May 14, 2013 by Steve 4 Comments

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...]

Filed Under: Cultural, Heritage, & Historic Trails Tagged With: Cemeteries, churches temples & synagogues, Concept of Freedom Trail, CT Freedom Trail, Milford, New Haven County

Concept of Freedom Trail: Litchfield

July 22, 2012 by Steve 1 Comment

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...]

Filed Under: Cultural, Heritage, & Historic Trails Tagged With: Concept of Freedom Trail, CT Freedom Trail, Litchfield, Litchfield County

Concept of Freedom Trail: East Haddam

July 21, 2012 by Steve 1 Comment

Venture Smith Grave, First Church Cemetery Route 151 You know what’s weird? Without planning it, I am putting this page together immediately after my page on Henry Obookiah’s resting place up in Cornwall. What’s strange about that is that both Venture Smith and Henry Obookiah were brought to New England as kids … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cultural, Heritage, & Historic Trails Tagged With: Cemeteries, Concept of Freedom Trail, CT Freedom Trail, East Haddam, Middlesex County

CT Dino Trail

July 18, 2012 by Steve 1 Comment

Connecticut Dinosaur Trail “Roar Through Connecticut!” The state invented a new trail in 2012 as part of the “Still Revolutionary” travel campaign. Then the state, it appears, forgot about it. Luckily for us, I have not only created this page, but I have made the state’s trail bigger and better. And when the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cultural, Heritage, & Historic Trails Tagged With: CT Dino Trail, Dinosaurs

URR Trail: Stratford

June 13, 2012 by Steve 1 Comment

Asa Seymour Curtis House 2016 Elm Street We actually found this house years ago – back when it was part of the Freedom Trail before disappearing from it, only to reappear on the Underground Railroad Trail in 2011. I won't bore you with the amazing story of how I (rather quickly) figured out what date we drove by it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cultural, Heritage, & Historic Trails Tagged With: CT Freedom Trail, Fairfield County, Stratford, Underground Railroad Trail

URR Trail: Brooklyn (4)

June 13, 2012 by Steve 1 Comment

We did some drive-by (photo) shootings in Brooklyn (Connecticut) the other day, along the Underground Railroad Trail. As you’ll read below, all four of these places are very interconnected. 1. Friendship Valley 60 Pomfret Road The first of four centrally located Underground Railroad Trail joints in Brooklyn. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cultural, Heritage, & Historic Trails Tagged With: Brooklyn, CT Freedom Trail, Underground Railroad Trail, Windham County

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