COVID-19 Era: Here, Then Gone. Monica’s Home. Old Mill. Staddle Hill.
Editor's note: A portion of this story has been revised and moved. Here.
Time.
Questions, curiosity. Was this the former home of the mill owner when the “old mill” that once stood on Washington Street was built, in use? (The mill's “bones” were carefully dismantled by Kronenberger & Sons Restoration of Connecticut; it was a privilege to be allowed on the top floor to see and photograph the machining equipment still there when the roof was removed. See more about the structure here.)
Unharnessed, the Coginchaug River keeps flowing past what is now a busy Aldi's and CVS site, paved for parking. More questions raised than answered, but glad an oak swivel chair by the roadside prompted a stop because it led to a tour of a home now being demolished (Sept. 2021).The Amistad is in Hartford for September.
Did anyone else know the Amistad was in Hartford? Is there any programs that go with it? pic.twitter.com/fTQQKdfrlX
— ctnewsjunkie (@ctnewsjunkie) September 6, 2021
“The Amistad Trial began in Connecticut’s Old Statehouse in 1839. The trials were held here for two months before a change of venue brought the trial to New Haven, CT.” https://www.nps.gov/subjects/travelamistad/index.htm
Sketched portraits of the Amistad captives as they awaited trial in New Haven.https://t.co/kIuwbEd4af
— Beinecke Library (@BeineckeLibrary) September 9, 2021
The Stanton-Davis Homestead, Stonington CT -arguably the best surviving colonial house in Connecticut & At Risk!! http://t.co/pa37Ski7
— William Hosley (@BillHosley) August 11, 2012
Also on the Connecticut River at Essex, the Onrust (seasonal). For information on group tours and educational programs, call Connecticut River Museum (Essex is a great destination for a day or weekend) at (860) 767-8269. To see more about history and the building of this vessel, check out a recent video by Smithsonian Magazine.