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Toll House Museum, Plymouth CT
Once upon a time (more specifically, during the late 18th to 19th centuries), Connecticut was laced with 1,600 miles of toll roads. (Here is a list of them.) The tolls were collected not by the government, but by private corporations which built and maintained the roads. Sometimes this involved repairing an existing path, but other toll roads had to be…
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Milldale Train Station, Southington CT
Milldale Train Depot Museum 447 Canal St Plantsville, CT 06479 I photographed the old train station’ which now acts as a small museum’ with my wife Cheryl and our dog Molloy in tow. “The Milldale Train Depot, located in Southington, Connecticut, is a small but historically significant building. It was part of the New Haven/Northampton line, established in 1848, which…
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A visit to the New England Motorcycle Museum
Cheryl and I visited the New England Motor Cycle Museum. https://www.newenglandmotorcyclemuseum.org/
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Historic Barn, Coventry CT
[wzslider height=”600″ lightbox=”true”] Aaron Strong Museum 2382 South St. Coventry, CT 06238 Carpenters shop or carriage shed (c.1730) built by Aaron Strong, maternal great-uncle of Nathan Hale (I’m not sure which as the museum was closed when I went by). Nathan Hale’s house is a mile or less down the road. In front of this “barn” sits the original home…
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Mystic Seaport
[wzslider autoplay=”true” interval=”4000″ height=”800″ lightbox=”true”] Mystic Seaport 75 Greenmanville Avenue Mystic, CT 06355 860.572.0711 888.973.2767 [email protected] 2015 Hours of Operation •January 1: Open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. •January 2-February 13: Closed to visitors •February 14-22: Open daily, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. •February 23-March 27: Open Thursday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. •March 28-October 25: Open daily, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. •October 26-November 29: Open daily,…
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Yale Art Gallery
[wzslider height=”800″ info=”true” lightbox=”true”] Hours and Costs: Free and Open to the Public 1111 Chapel Street (at York Street) Tuesday–Friday 10:00 am–5:00 pm Thursday until 8:00 pm (Sept–June) Saturday-Sunday 11:00 am-5:00 pm Closed Mondays and major holidays Museum Information: General and program information 203.432.0600 Group and school tours 203.436.8827 Membership 203.432.9658 Bookstore 203.432.0601 Access: An entrance for persons using…
