Connecticut Diaries

Waxhaw, NC  2021 In 1767, somewhere near Waxhaw, Andrew Jackson, the 7th President of the United States was born.  It is not sure if his act...

Newport, RI  2017 The city of Newport has had a longstanding  relationship with the US Navy,  which to this day still has a major pre...

Mystic, CT  2016

Stonington, CT  2015 These canon balls grace the entrance to the Stonington Free Library pictured in yesterday's post.  I'm p...

Kent, CT

Stonington, CT During the War of 1812, the British decided to attack the town of Stonington.  So on August 9, 1814 four British ships...

Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY Happy Fourth of July!!

Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY

Stonington, CT

Groton, CT This is the conning tower of the USS-Flasher (SS-249) now serving as the centerpiece  of the World War II National Submari...

Portsmouth, NH The inscription on the cannon says that it was taken from the British by Commodore Perry at the Battle of Lake Erie on...

Groton, CT On September 6, 1781 forces under the command of Gen. Benedict Arnold arrived at the mouth of the Thames River.  He dis...

Old Saybrook, CT In 1701 a charter was granted for the establishment of a school at this site, “wherein Youth may be ...

McCook Point Park, Niantic, CT Not far from the Nehantic Burying Grounds there is this marker, commemorating Lucretia's Spring.  ...

Colchester, CT

Branford, CT The weather in Connecticut has been very mild this winter, and from all signs, spring has come early.  During my lunch hour on...

New London, CT New London is known as the Whaling City.  This fountain was recently erected to honor the role whales played in the history ...