British POWs Carve Statue of Bacchus

Title

British POWs Carve Statue of Bacchus

Description

British sailors imprisoned in Windham gift a now famous statue of Bacchus to Widow Carey, a local tavern keeper.

Source

Ellen Douglas Larned, History of Windham County, Connecticut, Volume II: 1760-1880 (Worcester, MA: Charles Hamilton, 1880), 172-3.

Date

1776-06

Contributor

turner_max

Collection

Digital Windham

Citation

“British POWs Carve Statue of Bacchus,” History Digitized, accessed October 24, 2024, https://easternct-digitalhistory.com/items/show/689.