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Essex is one of the few American towns to have ever been attacked by a foreign power; this occurred on April 8, 1814, and the economic losses were among the largest sustained by the United States during the War of 1812. 28 vessels, with a total value estimated to be close to $200,000 (at a time when a very large two story home in Essex, then known as Potapoug Point, would have been worth no ...
Essex Village is a village and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Essex, Connecticut, United States. The population was 2,583 at the 2020 census, [3] out of 6,733 in the entire town of Essex. The government offices of the town are located within the village.
2010-2013: Philip J. Thigpen (Democrat), elected 2009. Thigpen, the Essex County Democratic Chairman, became the replacement candidate for Register after the winner of the 2009 primary, Dwight C. Brown, died after the Democratic primary at age 62. [2] Thigpen defeated Republican Terriann Moore-Abrams by a 69%-28% margin. [3]
Ivoryton is one of three villages in Essex, Connecticut, United States in Middlesex County. Ivoryton Historic District, the historic district in the village, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 15, 2014. [1] The Ivoryton Playhouse, which is separately listed on the Register, is located within the district.
The Griswold Inn is located in Essex, Connecticut and is one of the oldest continuously run inns in the United States. [1] It was founded by three brothers in the late 18th century and named after the Griswold Family of the area, and it has been under the stewardship of only six families.
The Pratt House is a historic house museum at 19 West Avenue in Essex, Connecticut. With a construction history of one ell possibly dating to the mid-17th century, it is one of Connecticut's oldest surviving buildings, owned for 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 centuries by a single family. Now owned by the local historical society, its displays exhibit Pratt ...
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The three-story Connecticut River Museum is located in a restored 1878 steamboat warehouse, [3] which is now the only one of its type remaining on the river, and has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [4] The museum opened to the public in 1975, with Connecticut Governor Ella Grasso as its first paid member and ex officio ...