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Pages in category "1843 establishments in Connecticut" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
In 1843, the company relocated to Norwich, Connecticut. In addition to arms making, they built prototypes of Thurber's typewriter designed for the blind, disabled, and those “nervous” about writing by hand. Though patented, the typewriter was never manufactured for commercial sale.
Berkshire Railroad 1843; Danbury and Norwalk Railroad 1886; Danbury Terminal Railroad 1997; New Haven and Derby Railroad 1889; New York, Housatonic and Northern Railroad 1876; Shepaug, Litchfield and Northern Railroad 1891 Shepaug Railroad 1887; Shepaug Valley Railroad 1873; Stockbridge and Pittsfield Railroad 1874; West Stockbridge Railroad 1843
The Vermont Central Railroad was chartered October 31, 1843, [1] to build a line across the center of Vermont, running from Burlington on Lake Champlain east to the capital Montpelier, and then southeast and south to Windsor on the Connecticut River. Initial plans had the main line running through Montpelier.
The towns of Rocky Hill and Glastonbury were originally settled in the mid-17th century as part of Wethersfield, from which they were separated in 1843 and 1693 respectively. Although they followed somewhat different paths of development, the ferry, established in 1655, has been a continuing presence joining the landing areas on either side of ...
"Household Economy, Market Exchange and the Rise of Capitalism in the Connecticut Valley, 1800‑1860," Journal of Social History 13 (1979‑80): 169-189. The Roots of Rural Capitalism: Western Massachusetts, 1780-1860.
Under royal command the province also garrisoned the provincial forts in the Connecticut River valley from the summer of 1754, to the spring of 1755, when the Crown took control of them. Further depredations by hostiles in 1754, was met with mobilization of detachments from the companies and regiments of the organized militia.
Thus, Springfield was the first town on the Connecticut River protected from attack by seafaring naval vessels. The Armory site itself sits atop a high bluff like a citadel, overlooking a wide stretch of the Connecticut River, at its confluence with the Westfield River. General Knox concurred with Washington that "the plain just above ...