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  Amistad for All - #39

  On June 28, 1839, the Spanish ship La Amistad left Havana, Cuba, with 53 Africans who had been...

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  Colonial Connecticut - #45

  Here’s a Revolutionary idea – spend a weekend exploring Connecticut’s colonial roots.

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  Connecticut's Gutsy Women - #44

  From Harriet Beecher Stowe to Katharine Hepburn, many gutsy, accomplished women have called Connecti

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  French Connection - #35

  In July 1780, 5,800 French troops led by Comte de Rochambeau marched from Sterling across...

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  Illuminating Getaway - #40

  Lining Long Island Sound like proud candles, Connecticut’s lighthouses embody history and mystery.

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  Inventor's Alley - #41

  The world is more fun because of Connecticut. The lollipop, hamburger, color TV and Frisbee were fir

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  Mark Twain's Hartford - #34

  “Of all the beautiful towns, it has been my fortune to see this is the chief,” said Mark Twain...

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  Native American Immersion - #38

  Connecticut’s name comes from Quinnehtukut, which means “beside the long tidal river”

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  Old Town Showdown - #36

  In Connecticut, residents of Windsor and Wethersfield embrace old age.

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  Seems Like Old Times - #42

  On Connecticut’s shoreline, visitors can time travel to the 17th, 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries...

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  Toast to Ghosts - #43

  Get in the spirit for a Connecticut getaway including a Revolutionary-era graveyard...

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  Victorian Wanderings - #37

  While Queen Victoria reigned in England (1837 to 1901), a gem of a city was evolving across the Atla

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