It was 1822. The population of the United States had just crossed 10 million. James Monroe was in his second term as president, having won all but a single electoral vote. In New Haven, cattle-grazing had been banished from the …
Made to Measure
“There is a lure about milestoning, similar to that of fishing,” wrote Henry P. Sage in his essay “Ye Mylestones of Connecticut,” published by the New Haven Colony Historical Society in 1951. “One never knows just what he will find. …
Crushing It
A print on a wall at the bottom of a staircase. An antique rifle racked behind glass. A…
Uncapitalized
There’s a certain level of risk to being a state capital. If, despite your advantages, another state city surpasses you in measures like population, economy or culture, it can lead to perpetual snubbing…
Alpha Male
The letter A “is the first letter of the Alphabet in most of the known languages of the earth…
Troup Formation
Connecticut voted for the 19th amendment, which granted women the right to vote, on September 14, 1920. That same day, the state lost one of its most ardent and least recognized suffragists, Augusta Lewis Troup. …
Carried Over
A carriage once drawn by four horses now stands in the carriage shed at the New Haven Museum’s Pardee-Morris House, a symbol of New Haven’s industrial past nestled within a symbol of its colonial history. …
Going Fourth
America’s 246th birthday happens Monday, and we’re RSVPing yes.
In the meantime, we might head to…