CT National Historic Landmark Fort Shantok Archaeological District Massapeag Side Road, Montville I must ask up front... Should this be also categorized as an outdoor museum? A few years ago when I was working on my giant museum list, I apparently thought so. Then I (finally) found the place, spent some time here … [Read more...]
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Henry Obookiah’s Cenotaph
Aloha! Aloha. Henry (Opukaha'ia) Obookiah’s Cenotaph, Cornwall February 25, 2012 This page also serves as a book review of Sarah Vowell's "Unfamiliar Fishes." [Cenotaph: a sepulchral monument erected in memory of a deceased person whose body is buried elsewhere.] Six years into this whole CTMQ thing, I still … [Read more...]
Confucius Statue
Confucing Confucius Statue, Hartford Thomas Hooker. Marquis De La LaFayette. Adriaen Block. Confucius. Important historical Connecticut figures all. I kid, I kid... So why in the world is there a rather nice, rather large statue of Confucius, a guy erroneously known for fortune-cookie-isms who lived 2500 … [Read more...]
P.T. Barnum Statue (Bethel)
Showoff PT Barnum Statue, Bethel This is one of those pages where I could write 10,000 words, link to 50 other sites, or just quickly type whatever comes to my head while providing some context. I'll opt for the latter - with some pertinent links at the bottom. P.T. Barnum, as everyone knows, was a master … [Read more...]
Mr. Al E. Gator
Rare Gator Sighting Al E. Gator, Glastonbury April 1, 2012 I can confirm this still exists in 2021. There is a tiny pocket of people in this East Glastonbury/Hebron/Marlborough area that love their roadside painted rocks. My title here isn't actually about how rare alligators are in Connecticut (rare as in … [Read more...]
Orange Green
Orange You Glad I Do This Stuff? Orange Green I've wanted to do this page for years. That tells you all you need to know about me and my parenting skills, but so be it. Drive my kid an hour away dressed like a carrot to take a few fleeting pictures in the middle of the Orange Green because Orange Green just sounds … [Read more...]
Orenaug Park Stone Pillars
A Pillar of the Pillar World Orenaug Park, Woodbury January 7, 2012 To me, my title says it all. Oh sure, we have bigger stone pillars and more important pillars of our communities and rather handsome caterpillars in our state. But these pillars shall never be pilloried! For these are awesome pillars. I … [Read more...]
The Yale Boulder
Yale was first in Old Saybrook? Boulderdash? Original Site of Yale University, Old Saybrook Almost all of the links to original articles are dead and I've removed them. Sorry. This page would have had a higher word:picture ratio of any other on this entire website if I didn't take some creative liberties. … [Read more...]
3 Interesting New Haven Graves
Edward Bouchet, Midnight Mary, & Sarah Winchester Gravesites New Haven It's probably unfair to all three of these deceased folks to lump them all together onto one page, but if life isn't fair... then death is even less so. At least this first gentleman, Edward Bouchet, appears elsewhere on CTMQ - on the much … [Read more...]
Hartford Circus Fire Memorial
Sad Clowns Hartford Circus Fire Memorial Barbour Street behind Wish School, Hartford Okay, let’s get to it. This post involves no humor at all – only sadness. After all, the Hartford circus fire is the worst disaster in Hartford history and one of the worst fires in the history of the US. (I’m sure someone could … [Read more...]
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