Amistad Trail: Farmington 10 locations as of May 2013 1. Austin F. Williams Home and Carriage House 127 Main Street (Private residence) One of those responsible for bringing the Mendi to Farmington, Williams gave a piece of his land on which townspeople built a dormitory for the men and boys. Later remodeled … [Read more...]
Amistad Trail Intro
22 Sites Farmington, Hartford, Litchfield, New Haven, New London Vetted in January 2023. And I will shout, "FREEDOM!" The Freedom Trail encompasses sites in Connecticut associated with the heritage and movement towards freedom of its African American citizens - and the Amistad Trail is a very important part … [Read more...]
Freedom Trail: Barkhamsted
Barkhamsted Lighthouse Archaeological Site Peoples State Forest, Barkhamsted September 2007 This site is on the Connecticut Freedom Trail, which I'll address first on this page. In the 2020's a new trail and lots of signage was added to this site. From the Freedom Trail folks: At this site was a village … [Read more...]
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