Willimantic's First Fourth of July Celebration

Willimantic's First Fourth of July Celebration

Willimantic's first public demonstration occurs on July 4, 1826, a special celebration of the Nation's fiftieth birthday.

Thomas R. Beardsley, Willimantic Industry and Community: The Rise and Decline of a Connecticut Textile City (Willimantic: Windham Textile and History Museum, 1993), CH 1 Ellen D. Larned, History of Windham County Connecticut 1600-1760 (Pomfret, CT; Swordsmith Production, 2000). First ed. 1874 [Google Books], pp. 43-45; 338-342; 420-423; 452 (map) PAGE --- 513

1826-07-04

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