Hidden history of litchfield county / Peter C. Vermilyea.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vermilyea, Peter C., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

History.

Litchfield County (Conn.)--History.

Litchfield County (Conn.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (149 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Charleston, South Carolina : The History Press, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Local historian Peter C. Vermilyea tells stories of some forgotten moments in Litchfield County, CT from Native American legends to Cold War relics. Traces of Litchfield County's past are hidden in plain sight. Vestiges of long-abandoned railroad tracks crisscross the county while a decaying and unmarked cinder block structure in Warren is all that remains of a cornerstone of national defense. All but forgotten today, a fire roared through Winsted in 1908, causing residents to flee their rooms at the Odd Fellows boardinghouse. In Bantam, art deco chairs made by the Warren McArthur Corporation prompted the War Department to order bomber seats from the company during World War II. Author Peter C. Vermilyea explores these and other obscure tales from the history of Litchfield County, Connecticut.

Contents:

Legends and settlement

The Revolutionary War era

Roads

Religion

Town farms

Education

Industry

African American history

Civil War

Railroads

Fire

Transformation.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781625851062

1625851065