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A drawing of a weaver who stands at a loom on a factory floor.

A.C. Dunham and other prominent Linen Company directors organize the American Electric Company. One of their largest contracts is installing arc lights at the massive Amoskeag mill complex in New Hampshire in August of 1881.

The Legislature passed an act immediately abolishing slavery in Connecticut, though there were only six slaves remaining in the state at the time.

Ad for a production in the Loomer Opera House on September 13th, 1910.

Ad for apothecary in The Chronicle on 1910.

Ad for optician and jeweler in The Chronicle

A preliminary file of geocoded address points compiled from various digital sources. Useful for GIS purposes.

Adrian Block, an explorer for the Dutch West Indian Company, sails up the Connecticut River to find possible trading spots.