Goshen, Connecticut was a rather small settlement throughout the 18th century, but in the early years of the 19th century the population expanded. The center of town developed around the “new” turnpikes from Litchfield to Canaan (1799), from Goshen to Sharon (1802) and from Litchfield to Cornwall (1814), which made Goshen a commercial crossroads. Although there were several stores in theContinue reading “Pineapple Cheese”
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FRED AND JENNIE: A Civil War Love Story
with letters edited by E. B. Barker assisted by Anthony J. Barker Copyright © 2002 Ernest Barker All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced by any means without the written consent from the publisher. ISBN # 1-931413-81-9 Library of Congress Control Number: 2002102820 _________________ “Sergeant Major (afterwards Second Lieutenant) Frederick A.Continue reading “FRED AND JENNIE: A Civil War Love Story”
FRED LUCAS and THE CIVIL WAR
When I first arrived in Oregon I remember being puzzled by the conspicuous lack of graveyards. In Connecticut they are omnipresent. The dead outnumber the living. The weight of the past is heavier and it seems like every memorial is a tribute to the sacrifices made during either the Revolutionary or the Civil War. SchoolContinue reading “FRED LUCAS and THE CIVIL WAR”
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