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September 1: Connecticut’s Unknown Industrial Genius

  The largely unknown man at the center of Connecticut’s 19th century industrial greatness – Elisha King Root – died in Hartford today in 1865. Root’s machine tool genius first rev…

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February 25: Samuel Colt Finally Gets His Shot at Success.

  Today in 1836, Hartford inventor Samuel Colt — after being expelled from school, sailing the seas, and touring as a showman demonstrating the unusual effects of nitrous oxide, or &#822…

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February 4: In Wartime, the Colt Arms Factory Is Destroyed By a Suspicious Fire

  Just after 8 a.m. on the morning of February 4, 1864, as the Civil War was nearing  the end of the  third year of the nation’s most violent and divisive  conflict, the loud, sharp, incessant…

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January 10: A Shocked City Mourns the Death of Samuel Colt at 47

  Today in 1862, gunmaker Samuel Colt died in Hartford. Though he was only 47 years old, Colt died one of the richest men in the United States and left a legacy of manufacturing and innovation…

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I've been sharing my #photography lately. These #photos were taken in #Connecticut in June 2022.

1. #FoxHillTower in #Vernon #Rockville
2. #SoldiersAndSailorsArch in #Hartford
3. #ColtFirearms #BlueOnion dome in Hartford
4. #HeubleinTower in #Simsbury

Some of these #photos are featured in my #PhotoBook, Scenes From #NewEngland. There's a link to the #book as well as my Instagram in my bio.

Feel free to drop me a message and #boosts are appreciated.