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Colchester is a town in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region . The population was 15,555 at the 2020 census . [ 1 ]
The library was officially established as the Mobile Public Library in 1902 [1] and was originally housed in an antebellum structure at the corner of Conti and Hamilton Street. [4] The library association appealed to city leaders in the late 1910s to provide operating funds for the library, and it offered to give the city the library property ...
A bookmobile, or mobile library, is a vehicle designed for use as a library. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] They have been known by many names throughout history, including traveling library, library wagon, book wagon, book truck, library-on-wheels, and book auto service. [ 3 ]
Between 1797 and 1815 Colchester was the HQ of the Army's Eastern District, had a garrison of up to 6,000, and played a main role in defence against a threatened French or Dutch invasion, At various times it was the base of such celebrated officers as Lord Cornwallis, Generals Sir James Craig and David Baird, and Captain William Napier.
English: Cragin Memorial Library sign: You are entering Colchester (Connecticut) historic district This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America .
Colchester was incorporated in 1698 and was at first a dispersed agricultural community. The village center formed around the town's first colonial meeting house and burying ground, with the area's economic importance later cemented by its location as a crossroads of several early 19th century turnpikes. Bacon Academy was founded in 1803 as the ...
The incumbent mayor of Colchester - from late May 2014 - is Cllr Lesley Scott-Boutell (Liberal Democrats) Colchester's mayor from October 2020 was Councillor Robert Davison, a Conservative. Like his predecessor Cllr Nick Cope, Cllr Davidson held office for 18 months rather than the traditional year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Albert Randolph Ross was born in 1868 in Westfield, Massachusetts, a son of architect John W. Ross.In 1874, the father relocated his practice to Davenport, Iowa, where Albert Ross graduated from high school in 1884.