[PDF] Old Saybrook eBook

Author : Tedd Levy
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 46,44 MB
Release : 2020-10-05
Category : History
ISBN : 1439671427

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Here in this distinctive New England town, Main Street is the place to meet your neighbors, get a coffee, do your shopping, watch a parade, attend a concert, worship, vote or volunteer. And behind the familiar buildings is a colorful history. There's the humorist who organized his neighbors to buy land and build a town hall that later became the Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center. The story of how the Monkey Farm got its name. The nighttime parade that draws thousands. And the heartwarming account of the shopkeeper who sent penny candy to students with good grades. Author Tedd Levy reveals the unique buildings, events, people and heritage of this distinctive thoroughfare.

Author : Tedd Levy
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 151 pages
File Size : 13,24 MB
Release : 2013-03-19
Category : History
ISBN : 1614239053

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Situated at the mouth of the Connecticut River, Old Saybrook has been home to generations of remarkable women. The women of this quintessentially New England town have faced and overcome overwhelming adversity to leave indelible marks on their town and its history. Katharine Houghton Hepburn, mother of the legendary actress Katharine Hepburn, organized the Hartford Political Equality League to battle for women's right to vote. Anna Louise James fought to become the first black female pharmacist in Connecticut, and she took care of her community, serving them medicine as well as ice cream sodas at James Pharmacy. There is also local restaurateur Steffie Walters, who after emigrating from Austria remained at the helm of the much-loved shore eatery Dock and Dine for eleven years. Historian Tedd Levy chronicles the achievements of these extraordinary women who broke barriers, changed their communities and expanded opportunities for future generations.

Author : Jane M Gullong
Publisher :
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 44,18 MB
Release : 2018-04-02
Category :
ISBN : 9780692064580

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A memoir of growing up in the 50s on the shore of Long Island Sound in Connecticut.

Author : Tedd Levy
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 26,27 MB
Release : 2020
Category : History
ISBN : 1467143413

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Here in this distinctive New England town, Main Street is the place to meet your neighbors, get a coffee, do your shopping, watch a parade, attend a concert, worship, vote or volunteer. And behind the familiar buildings is a colorful history. There's the humorist who organized his neighbors to buy land and build a town hall that later became the Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center. The story of how the Monkey Farm got its name. The nighttime parade that draws thousands. And the heartwarming account of the shopkeeper who sent penny candy to students with good grades. Author Tedd Levy reveals the unique buildings, events, people and heritage of this distinctive thoroughfare.

Author : Andrew W. Kahrl
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 13,75 MB
Release : 2018-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0300215142

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The story of our separate and unequal America in the making, and one man's fight against it During the long, hot summers of the late 1960s and 1970s, one man began a campaign to open some of America's most exclusive beaches to minorities and the urban poor. That man was anti-poverty activist and one‑time presidential candidate Ned Coll of Connecticut, a state that permitted public access to a mere seven miles of its 253‑mile shoreline. Nearly all of the state's coast was held privately, for the most part by white, wealthy residents. This book is the first to tell the story of the controversial protester who gathered a band of determined African American mothers and children and challenged the racist, exclusionary tactics of homeowners in a state synonymous with liberalism. Coll's legacy of remarkable successes--and failures--illuminates how our nation's fragile coasts have not only become more exclusive in subsequent decades but also have suffered greater environmental destruction and erosion as a result of that private ownership.

Author : Edwin Oviatt
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 30,26 MB
Release : 2023-07-18
Category :
ISBN : 9781019593370

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Explore the early years of one of America's oldest and most prestigious universities through this in-depth look at the founding and development of Yale. From its humble beginnings as a small college in colonial Connecticut to its emergence as a leading institution of higher learning, this book provides a thorough and engaging account of Yale's history. A must-read for alumni, students, faculty, and anyone interested in the history of American education. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.