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HISTORY -- OF --
WINDHAM COUNTY,
CONNECTICUT.
WITH ILLUSTRATIONS.
EDITED BY RICHARD M. BAYLES.
" Land of my sires ;- What mortal hand Can e'er untie the filial band That knits me to thy rugged strand."
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PREFACE.
The interest which one feels in knowing and preserving the record of events connected with his own locality, is both natural and commendable. The good citizen must everywhere learn that the roots of the present are in the past, and that only by study- ing the past can he know the primal circumstances out of which have grown the conditions by which he is at present surrounded. By this study of cause and effect as seen in his local surround- ings he is prepared, as every patriotic citizen wishes to be pre- pared, to plant more intelligently the roots which shall secure to his local society in the future the richest fruits of prosperity and happiness. As our standard of intelligence advances the interest of the people in their local history increases, and we see a constantly growing desire to preserve the story of local events, local traditions, and the facts connected with the lives of those persons who are or have been conspicuous in the local society, and whose influence has given tone and direction to its life, character and history.
The editor congratulates himself and the people of Windham county on the fact that in this work he has been able to bring together the labors of many earnest, enthusiastic students of local history, crystalized in this compilation, where the sons and daughters of old Windham and of new Windham may refer to them to decide those questions which increasing interest in local surroundings will ever thrust upon their attention. It would afford him pleasure to acknowledge personally, all and singular the favors and encouragement he has received from generous friends while engaged in the preparation of this work. But this
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pleasure must be foregone, for reasons which are obvious. Be- sides the draught which by special arrangement with Miss Lar- ned the editor has been permitted to make upon her previously published History of Windham County, he has been ably assisted in this work by Miss Larned herself, who has prepared specially for us a very considerable part of the work. The co-operation in important sections of the subject, of Reverend Francis Wil- liams and Miss Jane Gay Fuller, will also add greatly to the substantial and literary value of the history.
Asking the charitable forbearance of such exacting critics as have never known aught of the difficulties which beset the path- way of the editor and compiler of a work on local history, and expressing the most sincere thanks to all those who have aided him in his labors, the editor closes the work of compilation, trusting that its readers may find it as pleasing to peruse as he has found it exhaustive to prepare.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I.
GEOGRAPHICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE. PAGE.
Physical Features .- Location .- Shape and Area .- Subdivisions .- Surface .- Rivers and Brooks .- Agricultural and Manufacturing Advantages .- Productions .- Manufactures .- Railroads and Transportation .- Old Stage and Freight Wagons .- Taverns of the Olden Time .- The Hilltop Settle- ments .- Romantic Scenery and Historic Associations .- Geological For- mation and Resources .- Elevations of Land. 1
CHAPTER II. THE ABORIGINAL OCCUPANTS.
Algonquin Tribes .- The Mohegans .- The Nipmucks .- The Wabbaquassets .- Narragansett Claims .- The Quinebaugs .- The Pequot Ascendency .- Language and Customs of the Indians .- Their Implements and Arts .- Superstitions .- Indian Allegiance .- The Whetstone Country .- Intertribal · Warfare .- Avenging an Insult. - Uncas and Owaneco .- Christian Influ- ence and the "Praying Indians."-Visit of Eliot and Gookin .- King Philip's War .- Its Disastrous Effect upon the "Praying Towns."-Unjust Treatment of the Indians by the English .- Indian Shrewdness .- Close of King Philip's War
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CHAPTER III. SETTLEMENT.
First Attempts at Settlement .- The Inter-Colonial Route .- Purchase of Land by John Winthrop .- Indian Title and Subsequent Confirmation .- Dis- pute as to Colonial Jurisdiction .- Indian Claims Revived .- Land in the Market .- Influx of Speculators .- First Lands Laid Out .- Boundary Dis- putes with Massachusetts .- Claims of Uncas to the Wabbaquasset Coun- try .- Land on the Quinebaug Sold .- Owaneco Appoints James Fitch his Attorney or Guardian .- Makes over to him Mohegan and Wabbaquasset Lands .- Fitch Sells Land to Roxbury .- Joshua Bequeaths Land to Six- teen Norwich Gentlemen .- Agreement of the Legatees .- Windham Set- tlements Made .- Depression of Improvements under Andros .- Slow Progress of Settlement .- Religious and Social Affairs .- Settlement of the Disputed Section in the Southeast Part of the County .- Some of the Early Settlers .- Early Days of the Quinebaug Country .- Settlement in the Whetstone Country and the Volunteers' Land.
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CHAPTER IV.
EARLY EVENTS. PAGE.
Windham County Organized .- General Condition of Society .- Valuations of Property and Productions .- Public Morals .- Their Houses .- Social Con- ditions .- Organization of Courts .- Court House and Jail .- Militia Organ- ization and Training .- Woodstock Annexed to Worcester County .- Transferred to Windham County .- Organization of Probate Districts .- Emigrations of Inhabitants .- Colonization to Wyoming, N. Y .- Tlie Susquehanna and Delaware Companies .- Settlement of Wyoming ...... 40
CHAPTER V.
THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR.
Military Spirit of the People .- Expedition against Crown Point .- Fasting and Prayer by the People at Home .- Eastern Connecticut Regiment at Lake George .- Distinguished Sons of Windham .- Defeat of Braddock .- Earthquake .- Popular Alarm .- Filling the Ranks with Recruits .- List of Soldiers .- Official Honors .- Capture of Fort William Henry by Mont- calm .- Enlistments and Names of Recruits .- Sufferings of the Soldiers. and of their Families at Home .- First Census of Connecticut in 1756 .- Population, Valuation, Churches and Schools .- General Progress.
CHAPTER VI. THE REVOLUTIONARY PERIOD.
Spirit of the People .- Influence of their Leading Patriots, Dyer, Durkee and Putnam .-- Indignation at the Stamp Act of 1765 .- Burning Effigies .- Positive Demonstrations .- Treatment of Stamp Agents .- Sons of Liberty in Windham .- Popular Outburst in 1767 .- Determination of the People against using English Goods .- Closing of the Port of Boston .- Windham the first to send Relief .- Rough Handling of Royal Agents .- The " Boy- cott " applied to an Adherent of the King .- " Windham Boys" noted for their Aggressive Patriotism .- Fever Heat of the Public Mind .- Alarm from Boston, September, 1774, heralded through the Towns, and answered by Putnam and two hundred Volunteers .- Convention of Del- egates at Norwich .- Providing Ammunition .- Preparing for War .- Organization of Militia .- Unity of Sentiment .- Answering the Call from Lexington April 9, 1775 .- Gathering of Troops .- Windham County first to send Troops to the Scene of Conflict .- One-fourth of the Militia called out .- Officers of Windham Troops .- Manufacturing Munitions of War .- Windham Soldiers at Bunker Hill .- Earnest Work of the Men at Home .- Energetic Women help on the Cause .- Windham Soldiers after Bunker Hill .- Encouragement at the Withdrawal of British Troops from Boston in 1776 .- Manufacture of Powder, Balls and Guns at Home .- More Troops wanted .- At the Battle of Long Island .- Organiz- ation of the Troops, 1776 .- The " Oliver Cromwell " fitted out .- Depress- ing Monotony of the long continued War .- Windham County Losses .- Raising their Quotas .- Massacre by the Indians in the Wyoming Valley. -- Attempt upon Newport, 1778 .- Constancy of Windham Patriots .- Self-sacrificing Women .- The Fallen Heroes .- Young Men in the Field.
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-Raising Troops, 1780 .- Armies en route through Windham County .- Cessation of Hostilities .- Return of Peace .- Dealing with the few Tories. -Scanty Pay of the Soldiers .- Organization of new Towns .- Adopting the new Constitution, 1788 .- Windham's Representatives in the Conven- tion.
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CHAPTER VII. WINDHAM COUNTY UNDER THE CONSTITUTION.
Progress after the War .- Immigration and Commercial Enterprise .- The lot of the Farmers .- Moral and Religious Declension .- Slavery disappear- ing .- Remnants of Indian Tribes .- Educational Interests .- Teachers .- Newspapers .- Social Conditions .- Domestic Customs .- Manufacturing Enterprises begin .- The War of 1812 .- Party Spirit .- Revival of the Patriotic Spirit .- Recruiting .- Organization of Troops .- First Summons to Arms, June 21st, 1813 .- Another Call in September .- To Relief of New London, August 9th, 1814 .- On Guard at Stonington .- Peace re- stored, 1815 .- Appropriate Celebrations of the Event. 8S
CHAPTER VIII. THE CIVIL WAR.
An Age of Prosperity .- Growth of the Union and Anti-Slavery Sentiment .- The Strongest Republican County in Connecticut .- Outbreak of the Re- bellion .- County Mass Meeting .- Volunteer Companies Formed .- The Uprising of the Martial Spirit .- Popular Excitement .- Raising the Flag. -Recruiting .-- Death of General Nathaniel Lyon .- Windham's Interest in General Mcclellan .- Organizations Represented by Windham County Soldiers .- Responses to Later Calls .- The Eighteenth Regiment .- Work of the Sanitary and Christian Commissions at Home .- The Martyrs to the Union Cause.
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CHAPTER IX.
WINDHAM COUNTY OF TO-DAY.
Its Towns and their present condition .- Their Population at different periods. - Conspicuous Citizens. - Presidential Candidates. - Honored Sons of Windham .- State Senators .- Presidents pro tem. of the Senate .- Speakers of the House. - Present Representatives .- The Courts .- County Officers .- Literary Associations .- Agricultural Society .- Temperance Society .- Temperance Movements. . 105
CHAPTER X. PUBLIC CHARITIES AND CORRECTIONS.
The Towns' Poor .- Early Methods of dealing with Dependents .- Increase of Burdens by the French War .- Meagre Fare and Accommodations .- Emi- gration and Temperance decreases the Burdens .- Present Costs and Man- agement of the Poor .- Children's Temporary Home .- Its Management and present successful Work .- The Record of Crime in Windham Coun- ty .- Capital Punishment .- Execution of Criminals .- Elizabeth Shaw, Caleb Adams, Samuel Freeman, Oliver Watkins .- Other notable Crimes. -Jail Buildings .- Their Occupants .- Removal from Windham to Brook- lyn .- Official Keepers .-- Statistics of the present Jail.
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CHAPTER XI.
THE BENCH AND BAR OF WINDHAM COUNTY. PAGE.
Early Attorneys .- Elisha Paine .- Samuel Huntington .- Jabez Fitch .- Eliph- alet Dyer .- Jedidiah Elderkin .- Zephaniah Swift .- Thomas Stedman .- David Bolles .- Sylvanus Backus .- Daniel Kies .- Other Windham County Lawyers of Former Times .- Courts Removed to Brooklyn .- The Wind- ham County Bar in 1820 .- Chauncey F. Cleveland .- Glimpses of Many Practicing Attorneys .- William Smith Scarborough .- Lucius H. Rick- ard .- Elliot B. Sumner .- Abiel Converse .- Earl Martin .- Edward Cun- dall .- John J. Penrose .- George W. Melony .- Seymour A. Tingier .- Ben- jamin S. Warner .- Calvin M. Brooks .- Albert McC. Mathewson .- Andrew Jackson Bowen .- John L. Hunter .- George A. Conant .- Arthur G. Bill. - Gilbert W. Phillips .- Randolph H. Chandler .- Eric H. John- son .- Charles E. Searls .- Samuel H. Seward .- Edgar M. Warner .- William G. Buteau .- Ebenezer Stoddard .- Louis B. Cleveland .- Thom- as E. Graves .- G. S. F. Stoddard .- John M. Hall .- James H. Potter .- George Larned .- Simon Davis.
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CHAPTER XII. THE MEDICAL FRATERNITY.
The first Physicians in the different Towns .- Their influence on Society .- Later Practitioners .- Conspicuous Members .- Jonathan Huntington .- Albigence Waldo .- Samuel Lee .- Benjamin Hubbard .- Elisha Perkins. -After the Revolution .- Raising the Professional Standard .- Glimpses of the Physicians practicing in the early years of the Century .- The County Medical Society .- Lewis Williams .- Justin Hammond .- Samuel Hutchins .- Charles H. Rogers .- Ernest D. Kimball .- Frank E. Guild .- Chester Hunt .- David C. Card .- E. D. Card .- Eliphalet Huntington .- Charles James Fox .- Theodore R. Parker .- Samuel David .- Oliver B. Griggs .- Dewitt C. Lathrop .- Francis X. Barolet .- Gardner L. Miller .- Frederic A. Morrell .- Omer La Rue .- Daniel B. Plimpton .- Lowell Hol- brook .- Ichabod L. Bradley .- Louis Oude Morasse .- Willam Richardson. -Levi A. Bliss .- Frederick G. Sawtelle .- Seth Rogers .- John B. Kent .- Elisha K. Robbins .- S. P. Ladd .- F. S. Burgess .- Nathaniel Hibbard- Henry L. Hammond .- Harvey L. Converse .- James F. McIntosh .- Jesse M. Coburn .- S. C. Chase .- William H. Judson .- Orin Witter, Sr .- Orin Witter, Jr .- Hiram Holt .- William Witter .- Henry R. Lowe .- William A. Lewis-Isaac B. Gallup. 169
CHAPTER XIII. ANECDOTE AND LOCAL STORY OF OLD WINDHAM.
The Mystery of Cates .- The Battle of the Frogs .- Revolutionary Anecdotes. -That Little God Bacchus .- The House the Women Raised .- The Black Sheep .- A Character .- "' Tea-total."-Doctor Cogswell and Phyllis .- An Old Family of Scotland .- The Story of Micah Rood .- " No blood rela- tion of mine."-The Fine .- Story of Abijah Fuller .- Sabbath Breaking. -Strong minded Women .- The First Locomotive .- Windham Wags .- Old Time Pedagogues.
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CHAPTER XIV.
THE TOWN OF WINDHAM. PAGE.
Geographical Description .- Settlement .- Town Charter and Organization .- The Early Settlers .- Laying out the Land .- County Relations .- Early Town Officers .- Enlargement of Territory .-- Settlement of the Eastern Quarter .- Mechanical and Commercial Trades Introduced .- Division of Town and Formation of Mansfield .- Various Phases of Public Interest .--- Growth of the Northeast Section, called Canada Parish .- Society Organi- zation .- Probate Court Established .- Some Prominent Families. - Wind- ham made Shiretown .- Attempts at Manufacturing .- Scotland Society Organized .- Town Action .- Schools .- Early Taverns .- Prosperity of the Town .- Industries .- Under the War Clouds .- Removal of the Courts .- Reduction of Territory .- Through the Revolution .- Material Prosperity. -Social Innovations .- Roads and Bridges. 252
CHAPTER XV. THE TOWN OF WINDHAM (CONCLUDED).
Employing a Minister .- Building a Church .- Withdrawal of Mansfield .- Successive Pastors .- The Separate Movement .- Religious Declension .-- The Father of President Cleveland .- Gradual Dissolving of the Town Church into the Windham Centre (local) Church .- Schools of the Town. -Early Newspaper .- Old-time Taverns .- Manufacturing Begun .- Gun- powder, Silk and Paper .- Windham Centre .- Cemetery .- Congregation- al, Episcopal and Baptist Churches .- South Windham .- Manufacturing Enterprises .- Congregational Church .- North Windham .- Manufactor- ies .- Church, Cemetery and School .- Biographical Sketches. ... 279
CHAPTER XVI. WILLIMANTIC.
General Description .- Communication with the World .- Some Public Feat- ures .- Retrospect of Half a Century .- Early Stages of the Cotton Mill In- dustries .- Starting of the Windham and Smithville Companies .- First Steps of the Linen Company's Plant .- Early Builders of the Village .- The Post Office .- Incorporation of the Borough .- Fire Companies and Engines .- Fire Department .- Destructive Fires .- Water Works .- Public Schools .- Libraries .- Churches : Congregational, Baptist, Methodist, Catholic, Episcopal, Spiritualist, Mission Hall, Camp Meeting .- Growth of Manufacturing .- Windham Company .- Smithville Company .- Linen Company .- Holland Silk Company .- Morrison Company .- Chaffee & Son .- Turner Silk Mill .- Natchaug Silk Company .- Foundry .- Builders and Other Manufacturers .- Board of Trade .- Cemeteries .- Masonic His- tory .- Benefit Societies .- Banks .- Buildings .- Newspapers, Printing ... 310 and Wood Type .- Biographical Sketches ..
CHAPTER XVII. THE TOWN OF HAMPTON.
Beautiful Scenery .- Location and Description .- Settlement .- A Part of Wind- ham .- Organized as Canada Parish .- Its Historic Hills .- As Windham
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Village .- Constituted a Town .- Facts and Figures .- Bridges .- Pound .- Poor Dependents .- Town Business .- Heroic Women of the Revolution .- Military Matters .- Business Activity .- Manufacturing Projects .- The Railroad .- School Matters .- The Town Church .- Baptists .- Abbe-ites .- Christ-ians .- Roman Catholic Church .- Library. - Little River Grange .- Mills and Manufactories .- Biographical Sketches. 372
CHAPTER XVIII. THE TOWN OF SCOTLAND.
Description .- Original Connection .- First Settler .- Early Attractions .- Set- tlers coming in .- Church Association .- Disquiet in Society Relations .- Scotland Society Organized .- Minister Employed and a Meeting House Built .- Peace and Prosperity .- The Separate Movement .- Separate Church .- The Standing Church and the Schools .- Leading Men in So- ciety .- Successive Pastors .- Period of the Revolution .- The Congrega- tional Church in Later Days .- Universalism .- Business and Industry in the Town .- Organization of the Town .- Its Size and Growth .- Illustri- ous Citizens .- Present Status .- Shetucket Grange .- The Green and its Surroundings. 393
CHAPTER XIX. THE TOWN OF CHAPLIN.
General Description .- Settlement of the Region .- An Ecclesiastical Society Organized .- Town Privileges Obtained .- General Progress .- Manufac- tures .- Paper Mills, Lumber Mills, and Manufactories of Wheelbarrows, Plow-beams, Spools, Woolen Cloth, Boxes and Shingles .- Schools and Teachers .- The Church of Chewink Plains .- A Protestant Methodist Church .-- Deacon Benjamin Chaplin .- The Congregational Church .- Its Successive Pastors .- Biographical Sketches. 411
CHAPTER XX. THE TOWN OF PLAINFIELD.
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Description .- Statistics .- Settlement and Settlers .- The Town Organized .- Conflicting Land Claims .- The Gospel Ministry .- Division of Lands .- Indian War .- Settlement of Land Disputes .- Progress of the Settle- ment .- An Epidemic .- The Separate Movement .- French Prisoners of War .- Town Officers, 1765 .- Facilities of Commerce .- Old Tavern .- The Poor and the Oppressed .- Emigration .- During the Revolution .- Re- vival of :Business Enterprises .- Increase of Manufacturing .- Highways and Bridges .- The Ecclesiastical Society and .Church .- Congregational Church of Plainfield Street .- The "September Gale."-The Separate Church .- Quaker Meeting House ... 428
CHAPTER XXI. THE TOWN OF PLAINFIELD (CONCLUDED).
Plainfield of To-day .- The Methodist Church. - Union Baptist Church. - Con- gregational Church, Central Village .- Wauregan, Mills, Congregational Church and Village .- All Hallows R. C. Church, Moosup .- Schools of the Town .- Plainfield Academy .- Eminent Men of Plainfield .- Village
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PAGE. Schools .- Manufactures .- Wauregan .- Moosup .- Central Village .- Ken- nedy City .- Plainfield Junction .- The Freshet of 1886 .- Fraternal Societies .- Prominent Names of a Former Generation .- Biographical Sketches. 451
CHAPTER XXII.
THE TOWN OF CANTERBURY.
Canterbury Geography .- Statistics .- Settlement of the Quinebaug Planta- tion .- Major Fitch .- Fitch and Winthrop Conflicting Claims .- Town Charter and Organization .- Boundary Disputes .- First Meeting House .- Dividing Line Established .- Adjusting Land Titles .- Distribution of Common Lands .- Ecclesiastical History .- Separate Movement .- West- minster Church and Society Formed .- Restoration of Harmony .- The Methodist Churches .- Roads and Bridges .- Accident on the Shetucket .- Bridges, Dams and Floods .- Turnpike Projects and Other Highways .- Public Education .- Miss Prudence Crandall's School .- General Town Progress .- Immigration and Enterprise .- Westminster Society .- Can- terbury Manufacturing .- Canterbury Separate Church .- Baptists and Episcopalians .- Packerville Baptist Church .- Packerville Growth .- Masonic Lodge .- Biographical Sketches.
CHAPTER XXIII. THE TOWN OF POMFRET.
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Description .- The Wabbaquasset Country .- Purchase by Roxbury Men .- The Mashamoquet Tract .- Blackwell's Purchase .- The Mortlake Patent. -The Mashamoquet Purchase Allotted .- Town Privileges Obtained .- Indian War .- Settlers and Settlement .- Progress .- The Town Fully Organized .- Mortlake Management .- Mashamoquet Proprietors .- In- creasing Population .- Prosperity of the Settlement .- Good Health of the People .- Slow Progress of Mortlake .- Inhabitants in 1731 .- Abington Society Erected .- Mortlake Transferred to New Proprietors .- Social Character of the People .- Business Fluctuations .- Literary Movements. -Libraries .- Pomfret Hall .- Schools .- Roads and Bridges .-- Improve- ments in the Quinebaug .- Great Thoroughfares .- Ecclesiastical History. -First Society and Church .- Disturbing Controversies .- Baptist Church. -Christ Church .- Quakers .- Methodists .- Roman Catholic Church .- Pomfret Landing .- Biographical Sketches. 517
CHAPTER XXIV.
THE SOCIETY OF ABINGTON.
Organization. - Settlers. - Schools. - Church Progress. - Congregational 1 Church .- Church of the Messialı .- Second Advent Church .- Libraries .- Hall .- Manufacturing .- Charles Osgood. 557
CHAPTER XXV.
THE TOWN OF BROOKLYN.
Facts and Figures .- Movement of Settlers .- Richard Adams .- Isolated Set- tlers .- Division of Vacant Lands .- The Stoddard Tract .- Heterogeneous Settlement .- A Minister Employed .- Organization of "The Society
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taken out of Pomfret, Canterbury and Mortlake."-Becomes Brooklyn Parish .- The Town Chartered .- List of Inhabitants .- Business and Public Questions .- The County Seat Moved Here .- Brooklyn Newspa- pers .- Putnam and the Wolf .- General Putnam .- Godfrey Malbone .- Roads and Bridges .- Manufacturing Enterprises .- School Accommoda- tions .- Church History, early and late .- Banks .- Insurance Company .- Agricultural Society .- Creamery .- Decline of Manufactures .- Biograph- ical Sketches. 564
CHAPTER XXVJ.
THE TOWN OF STERLING:
Geographical Description .- The Volunteers' Land .- Settlement as Volun- town .- Division of the Land .- Town Privileges .- Presbyterian Church Organized .- Lands Laid Out .- Sterling Town Organized .- Meeting House Erected .- General Progress .- Public Highways .- School Mat- ters .- The Voluntown and Sterling Church .- Line Meeting House .- Sterling Hill Baptist Church .- Other Churches .- Manufacturing .- Rocks and Quarries .- Oneco .- Decline of Manufactures .- The Grange. -Biographical Sketches. 605
CHAPTER XXVII.
THE TOWN OF THOMPSON.
Location, Description, Geology .- Pre-historic Occupants .- The Indians of this Region .- Early White Settle:s .- Quinnatisset Hill .- Increase of Population .- Land Controversies .-- Pattaquatic .- Highways in the Wil- derness .- Bridge Building .- Samuel Morris .- Early Attempt to secure . Town Privileges .- Second or North Society of Killingly .- Thompson Parish .- Land west of the Quinebaug annexed .- Building the Meeting House .- Religious Worship Established .- Military Company .- Non-resi- dent Land-owners .- Various Improvements .- Schools .- Town Affairs .- The French War .- The Old Red Tavern .- Business and Finance .- The Revolutionary Period .- Quadic Shipyard .- Petitions for Town Priv- ileges. 624
CHAPTER XXVIII. THE TOWN OF THOMPSON (CONTINUED).
Organization .- Affairs of the Body Corporate .- Foreign Trade and Traffic .- Highways .- Thompson Turnpike .- Fourth of July Celebration .- Pro- tection against Small-pox .- General Progress .- New Town Scheme .- The Civil War .- Temperance Sentiment .- Modern Improvements .- Town Expenses and Government .- The Public Schools .- First Church of Thompson .- First Baptist Church .- Baptist Church of Thompson Hill .- Methodists at West Thompson .- Fisherville Methodist Church .- East Thompson Methodist Church 647
CHAPTER XXIX.
THE TOWN OF THOMPSON (CONCLUDED).
Manufactures .- The Swamp Factory .- Fisherville Factory .- Water Priv- ileges. - Grosvenor Dale, Masonville .- North Grosvenor Dale .- Changes
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