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"Beginning with the 1715 founding of the settlement, Litchfield traces the town's evolution through successive eras as colonial outpost, prosperous county seat, vital center of local manufacturing, desirable seasonal resort, and thriving dairy-farming community. Rachel Carley's authoritative text examines the important role played by the church and politics in Connecticut's colonial town planning, and explores a broad range of building types -- from meetinghouse to mansion -- in the context of significant social and economic developments in New England's history"--Publisher's description.
These 125 watercolor and ink renderings of designs for the 1916 and 1918 seasons include fabric swatches, price information, and notes. Introduction plus two substantial essays on the sketches' cultural and social significance.
Litchfield was founded 57 years before the Declaration of Independence, and it wears its distinctive history proudly.Visitors first note the town's scenic beauty, then its pace, friendly atmosphere, and historic architecture. Litchfield was the home of Harriet Beecher Stowe, the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin; Ethan Allen, a hero of the Revolutionary War; Sarah Pierce, whose Litchfield Female Academy pioneered education for women; Tapping Reeve, founder of the first American law school; and Oliver Wolcott, signer of the Declaration of Independence. Litchfield was also the home of Alain and Margaret White, whose visionary donation of 4,000 acres of woodlands and wetlands thrust Litchfield into the forefront of nature conservancy. Litchfield guides readers around the village green, through the town's historic district, and to the nearby White Memorial Conservation Center.
White's History of Litchfield, prepared for the Litchfield Historical Society for the Town's bicentennial, summarizes the two earlier town histories and fills in the gap between the years before the Civil War and the period following World War I. Also included is a lengthy appendix including officials of government, religious, civic, patriotic, social, and business organizations, and a street directory. There are more than 200 pictures in the volume that are replicated on the CD-ROM as well. For this republication we have added a complete index.
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