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Rimmon One Room Schoolhouse, Beacon Falls CT
This blog entry is part of an ongoing project called “One Room Schoolhouses in CT”). If you’re interested in the history of one room schoolhouses in CT I suggest you purchase CONNECTICUT SCHOOLHOUSES THROUGH TIME by Melinda K. Elliott. This book was has been a very helpful resource for me as I did my research. At time of writing this book was available on AMAZON. Rimmon Schoolhouse Corner Rimmon Rd.& Pinesbridge Rd. Beacon Falls CT Circa 1799 This one room schoolhouse has some wear on it as might be expected from a building built in 1799. Many times these old schoolhouses are owned by either the town or the historical society…
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Elm Spring Farm, Rimmon Rd., Beacon Falls CT
This is my idea of a cow barn! Long enough to hold a fair amount of milkers and tall enough to load up mountains of hay and alphafa to keep them fed all under a beautiful gambrel roof. As you leave Seymour, travelling north, you’ll cross the town line into Beacon Falls and immediately come upon this awesome looking old time farm on Rimmon Hill Rd. I don’t usually like white barns but this one is an exception. I think the color befits it beautifully and it’s bold lettering accross the front just rings out with the pride these farmers felt as they served day in and day out providing…
