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Parade in 1893 meandered all over the city |
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In 1928, thousands of different devices were manufactures at Bryant Electric |
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Festival's Ballyhoo featured comic Joe E. Brown |
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Where was this 1890s photograph taken? |
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The story behind the former wooden church at St. Mary's |
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Stratfield Burial Ground home to famous names |
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Model boats, Seaside Park and a pond with small fish |
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The story behind Seaside Park's Perry Memorial Arch |
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For decades, the question was: What to do with the Plaza? |
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Youth acting project brought Paul Newman to the city in 1968 |
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Anna Baum Skane served people in need |
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The year Long Island Sound was frozen solid |
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An early morning city street scene from 1888 |
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Mount Rushmore sculptor built city fountain |
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Kitty Sanford, rumors and her five husbands |
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During World War I, a young Franklin Roosevelt toured city |
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It's a bird, it's a plane, no it's 1936, it was the Hindenburg flying over the Park City |
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Small group downtown formed Messiah Baptist Church in 1888 |
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Resident pushed for women's right to vote |
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Great fire of 1845 destroyed 49 buildings on Water Street |
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Funeral of former mayor united McLevy and political enemies |
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Big storm in 1934 kept residents snowbound |
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Downtown holiday event in 1956 drew opera star |
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A courthouse's beginnings |
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St. Margaret's Shrine was result of pastor's inspiration |
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Can you guess the name of this 'business' on Main St.? |
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Mayor Buckingham and his varied interests |
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In 1955, McLevy faced declining popularity |
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Some strange occurences on Lindley Street |
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Dropping by the former Bryn Mawr Diner |
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King visited city during 1960s |
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Baldwin Plaza named after former governor |
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Paving the city's streets and avenues in 1874 |
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Johnson Oak was named after signer of U. S. Constitution |
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The Hurricane of '38 was perhaps the worst storm ever |
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The Hurricane of '38 was perhaps the worst storm ever |
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St.Mary's School on East Side was first parochial school |
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As 20th century approached, workers began to seek rights |
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Burroughs Home assisted many women over nine decades |
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Can you guess the name of this street from a 1915 photo? |
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Jurgen Huge, 19th Century painter, captured city on canvas |
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Desires to bring back shipping ebb and flow like the harbor's tides |
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Alfred Beers, city judge, was Civil War hero |
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Recalling the Pink Elephant Lounge's ambience |
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Remembering the Barnum Festival's glory days of 1955 |
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Park City factory once housed Columbia Records |
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Remembering an old department store |
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The bridges that span the Pequonnock River downtown |
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Prominent residents buried at Mountain Grove |
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Jasper's McLevy's secret wedding in 1929 |
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