Download or read book Colchester written by Gary A Walter on behalf of the Colchester Historical Society and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2021-01-11 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Colchester, Connecticut, incorporated in 1698, was a successful farming community. When wealthy farmer Pierpoint Bacon died in 1800, he left his estate to the town to build a school. Bacon Academy opened in 1803 and not only provided primary education but also included secondary and college preparation branches, making it, in effect, the first high school in the state. In industry, Colchester was the home of the Hayward Rubber Company factory, built in 1847 by Nathaniel Hayward. This factory operated successfully for decades, promoting prosperity and growth in Colchester until it closed without warning at the end of 1893. This resulted in the biggest population and economic crash in the history of Colchester. The inexpensive property still available in town in the early 1900s led to an influx of new people and new businesses, resulting in Colchester's revitalization. To most people in Connecticut today, Colchester is best known for Harry's Place, a popular drive-in restaurant that has been in operation since 1920.
Download or read book Historic Colchester written by Colchester Historical Society and published by Halifax, N.S. : Nimbus. This book was released on 2000 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A remarkable collection of over 100 historic images that reflect the diverse array of the area's activities and people taken from the immense collection of the Colchester Historical Museum.
Download or read book Colchester written by Andrew Phillips and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2017-12-29 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Colchester boasts 2,000 years of history. Few towns in Britain can equal that. Yet this new book, by a local author, is the first full and concise history of Colchester to be published for over half a century, during which time our knowledge of the town's past has grown immeasurably. The Iron-Age capital of King Cunobelin (Shakespeare's Cymbeline), Colchester was the target of the Roman invasion in AD 43. Where the Emperor Claudius received its submission, the Romans built a legionary fortress, the framework of which still forms the centre of Colchester. As capital of Roman Britain, Colchester was overrun and burnt by the warrior queen Boudica (aka Boadicea), then rebuilt and ringed by its famous walls. After Rome fell and the Saxon incursions began, the Saxon King Edward the Elder made it the leading town in Essex. The Normans raised its profile higher, when an Abbey, a Priory and a great castle gave it the strategic defence of Eastern England. It was besieged only once, when King John was in conflict with his barons over Magna Carta. For 400 years Colchester's cloth industry placed it among the top fifteen towns in the kingdom. It saw Protestants burnt at the stake, withstood a Civil War siege, was ravaged by plague and stood in the front line against invasion, first by Napoleon, then by the Kaiser, then by Hitler. An important engineering town since Victorian times, it is today a regional shopping centre, a major garrison town and a popular tourist attraction. This authoritative, readable and well illustrated work, from a professional historian, will doubtless become the standard work on this ancient town for at least the next half-century.
Download or read book Colchester History Tour Revised Edition written by Patrick Denney and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2019-06-15 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A revised guided tour of the historic town of colchester, showing how the areas you know and love have changed over the centuries.
Download or read book Colchester History Tour written by Patrick Denney and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2015-02-15 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guided tour of this historic town, showing how the areas you know and love have transformed over the centuries.
Download or read book Buildings of Colchester Through Time written by Patrick Denney and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2012-02-15 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which the buildings of Colchester have changed and developed over the last century
Download or read book Chronicles of Colchester written by Inge Schaefer and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2009-12-07 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since its charter in 1763, Colchester has been known for its remarkable early settlers, among them Ira Allen, founder of the state of Vermont, and for its picturesque setting on the shores of Lake Champlain. Author Inge Schaefer, well known locally as the founder of the Colchester Chronicle, combines interviews, historical documents, and personal research in this series of articles on Colchesters past. Schaefer traces the stories of the towns oldest families, like the Munsons and the Porters, from summer evenings dancing at Bayside Pavilion to the keeping of the Colchester Reef Lighthouse. With a fresh perspective on twice-told tales of school days at Colchester Point, summers at the Brown Ledge Camp, and the heyday of Fort Ethan Allen, where the celebrated Buffalo Soldiers briefly resided, Chronicles of Colchester captures the hearty spirit of this Lake Champlain community.
Download or read book The History and Antiquities of the Borough of Colchester in the County of Essex written by and published by . This book was released on 1810 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book History and Description of the Ancient Town and Borough of Colchester written by Thomas Kitson Cromwell and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2019-02-25 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book History and Description of the Ancient Town and Borough of Colchester in Essex written by Thomas Cromwell and published by . This book was released on 1825 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The History and Antiquities of Colchester in the County of Essex written by Philip Morant and published by . This book was released on 1789 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Round About Colchester written by Patrick Denney and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2006-09-30 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For many years Colchester historian Patrick Denney has written ameticulously researched, entertaining and highly popular series ofhistorical articles in the East Anglian Daily Times on numerous aspects of life in Colchester and the surrounding aread. For this landmark volume the very best of his articles have been selected, edited and illustrated with a wonderful collection of old and new photographs. The result is a lasting record of the many events, people and places that played important roles in the town's history. Patrick Denney's memorable and revealing survey should appeal to regular readers of the East Anglian Daily Times, to Colchester residents and visitors, and to anyone who wants to learn about this historic corner of Essex.
Download or read book History and Description of the Ancient Town and Borough of Colchester in Essex written by Thomas Kitson Cromwell and published by . This book was released on 1825 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Historical and Genealogical Record of the First Settlers of Colchester County Down to the Present Time Compiled From the Most Authentic Sources written by Thomas Miller and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2022-10-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book The History and Antiquities of the Town and Borough of Colchester in Essex in Three Books with an Appendix of Original Papers written by Philip MORANT and published by . This book was released on 1748 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Colchester written by Inge Schaefer and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chartered in 1763 and rumored to be one of Vermont's best-kept secrets, Colchester is among the state's oldest and largest communities, with twenty-seven miles of shoreline on Lake Champlain. Colchester's spirit reflects the bustling industrial activity of Winooski Falls and the agrarian roots of its pioneers. Ethan and Ira Allen were notable early residents, as was the flamboyant Captain Mallett, after whom Lake Champlain's largest bay is named. Colchester is divided into five distinct geographic parts-Colchester Village, Malletts Bay, Clay Point, Fort Ethan Allen, and Winooski (the urban village that would separate from Colchester in 1922)-and includes many images of the glorious lake that continues to influence the town's character.
Download or read book A Bibliography of British Municipal History written by Charles Gross and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
