Harriet Beecher Stowe Center 71 Forest Street, Hartford The Beecher-Stowe House part of the Mark Twain House complex - a bunch of absolutely beautiful old houses in Hartford. It's also, of course, a museum which I visited here. Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852), an antislavery novel … [Read more...]
URR Trail: Glastonbury
Kimberly Mansion, Glastonbury 1625 Main Street This stop along the Underground Railroad Trail is a rarity; it has its own Wikipedia entry as well as other web presence. Good for you, Kimberly Mansion! It also has a bronze plaque in the middle of the front lawn which I didn't notice until looking at my picture. … [Read more...]
URR Trail: Enfield
Shaker Village Shaker Road This area was once occupied by the only Shaker settlement in Connecticut. Dissenting from many activities of American society, the Shakers were associated with reform movements, including feminism, pacifism, and abolitionism. The diary of one member records the visits of fugitive … [Read more...]
URR Trail: Deep River
William Winters House & Neighborhood Winters Avenue & Mitchell Lane It's not often I find myself in downtown Deep River. In fact, I don't think I've ever been there before now. It just doesn't have the caché as say, a Chester or an Essex. Yet there it is, right between the two. Perhaps it's a bit grittier than … [Read more...]
Concept of Freedom Trail: Greenwich (1 of 2)
The First Baptist Church 10 Northfield Street I could use this opportunity to make a few comments about the rarity of black people in Greenwich. But I won’t because I know that there are many towns in Connecticut with fewer black residents. Towns like Union and Barkhamsted. And just because Greenwich is way … [Read more...]
URR Trail: Torrington (3)
Uriel Tuttle House 3925 Torringford Street I wish I had more to tell you regarding the Tuttle houses in the Torringford section of Torrington along Torringford Road. I’ve got nothing other than they are both very large Colonial houses, Uriel’s appearing to have been updated a bit more than Isiah’s, which is about … [Read more...]
NHL: New Haven Green Historic District
CT National Historic Landmark New Haven Green Historic District Bounded by Chapel, College, Elm, and Church Streets, New Haven This write-up has plagued me for a little while. I just hate these “district” designations, as they encompass far too much for my little brain to process. There are two others on the … [Read more...]
URR Trail: Wilton
The Ovals 36 Seeley Road This house is HUGE - but this is the best I could do for a picture, as it's a private residence. From Wilton's town website: During the years prior to the Civil War, the antislavery movement was strong in town, and Wilton served as one of the stops on the Underground Railroad, a … [Read more...]
NHL: Grove Street Cemetery
CT National Historic Landmark Grove Street Cemetery 227 Grove Street, New Haven If you’re really into National Historic Landmarks of Connecticut and you’re going through all 60+ one-by-one, settle in; for this is merely the first of 9 in New Haven. To put that in perspective, New Haven represents but 0.6% of … [Read more...]
Concept of Freedom Trail: Stamford
Jackie Robinson Park of Fame, Jackie Robinson Way (West Main Street) After a long and full day of CTMQ’ing with my friend Rob C, I dropped him off at the train station and set out to find one last item of interest in Stamford: The Jackie Robinson Park of Fame. Stamford is a funny town; one of the few in CT … [Read more...]
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