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Carpe Diem
Town histories from the passport guides, Civilian Conservation Corps news, book signings, and notes from the road across Connecticut, Rhode Island, and the Adirondacks.
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Excerpts, town histories, and CCC updates
Vernon
A mill town in Tolland County, home of Rockville’s woolen mills and the Hockanum River, written up by local residents for the CT 169 Club.
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North Stonington, CT
Fifty-four square miles of rolling hills, dairy farms, and historic villages on the Rhode Island border, plus the Wheeler Library, Lantern Hill, and Hewitt Farm.
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East Hampton, CT
A town in Middlesex County that includes the villages of Middle Haddam and Cobalt, about ten miles east of Middletown, once home of the Wangunk Indians.
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Coventry, CT
Twenty miles east of Hartford at the gateway to the Quiet Corner, on the crooked pond the Mohegans called Wongumbaug.
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CCC Statue Coming to Chatfield Hollow State Park
Ted Schulz and Sharon Viadella’s large donations help reach the goal for the Civilian Conservation Corps worker statue after twelve years of fundraising.
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