Canterbury, Connecticut

Historical Society

Hampton, Connecticut

Historical Society

Canterbury, Connecticut

Culture, General, History, Historic House

National Historic Landmark and State Archaeological Preserve 1st academy for African-American women, 1833-4 Home/school of Connecticut's State Heroine. The museum includes period rooms, changing exhibits, a small research library (available by appointment for in-house study) and a gift shop. The museum's first floor is fully accessible.

Scotland, Connecticut

Historical Society

Willimantic, Connecticut

History

Scotland, Connecticut

Culture, General, History, Historic House

The Huntington Homestead in Scotland, Connecticut, is the birthplace of Samuel Huntington, a distinguished statesman during the Revolutionary War and early Republic. The remarkably well-preserved site includes an eighteenth-century house on its original foundation surrounded by acres of farmland, bordered by Merrick Brook. It includes old growth trees, stone walls, an abandoned road, and other interesting features. The Huntington Homestead was a surprising discovery so late in the twentieth century, when most historic sites had already been enshrined or ravaged. It is a National Historic Landmark.

Willimantic, Connecticut

Historical Society