Front-yard monument in Southington honors French troops in Connecticut
Long before the modern homes, driveways, and roads, this was the site of the French troops'…
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Westport served as landing spot for British during Revolutionary War
By Avery Martin, SCSU Journalism student The symbolic metal cannon statues that stand today on Compo…
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How West Haven honors a British soldier from the Revolution
West Haven remembers one British man not for destruction, but for decency.
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Milford’s Liberty Rock served as lookout during Revolutionary War
From the 10-foot glacial boulder, colonial soldiers scanned the horizon for Redcoats and monitored the Housatonic…
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Stratford shopkeeper detailed weather, Revolutionary War, in his journal
It began with a scrap of paper tucked inside an old journal.
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Musket connects Milford family to American Revolution
In a sunlit corner of a Milford home, a musket rests on the wall — a…
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Museum of Connecticut History holds historic copy of Declaration of Independence
All the names on the Declaration of Independence are men except one.
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Revolutionary War cannonball serves as reminder of Battle of Ridgefield
A British cannonball fired during the Revolutionary War can still be seen in the wall of…
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