Townspeople Construct First Bridge Across the Shetucket
Title
Townspeople Construct First Bridge Across the Shetucket
Description
Windham townspeople Stephen Tracy, Joseph Hebard, Ralph Wheelock, and Ebeneezer Wright build the first bridge across the Shetucket river. They maintain it for several years at their own expense.
Source
Ellen Douglas Larned, History of Windham County, Connecticut, Volume I: 1600-1760 (Worcester, MA: Charles Hamilton, 1874), 102.
Date
1722
Contributor
horn_allen
Collection
Citation
“Townspeople Construct First Bridge Across the Shetucket,” History Digitized, accessed March 12, 2026, https://easternct-digitalhistory.com/items/show/677.