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Newtown (Images of America: Connecticut)

Daniel Cruson

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Description:Included in this collection are some of the earliestphotographs ever taken of Newtown. In addition, Newtownshows some of the earliest views of the outlying farmingand industrial communities such as Berkshire, Botsford, and Hawleyville. Many images also recall the town's careeras a resort town--from the earliest Main Street hotels tothe teahouses that sprang up as the automobile grew inpopularity. We also visit the summer recreation communitiesthat developed on Lake Zoar in the 1920s and 1930s. Awhole chapter deals with the pivotal role that the railroadplayed in the growth of Newtown. In addition, there isconsiderable coverage of the War Maneuvers of 1912, whichwere conducted all over the eastern portion of the town andfinally centered on Castle Hill just west of Main Street.Newtown includes many photographs newly developedfrom glass negatives and several recently discoveredphotographs of great significance. These are all beingpublished here for the first time by Mr. Cruson, a trusteeof the Newtown Historical Society, town historian, andpresident of the Archaeological Society of ConnecticutWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Newtown (Images of America: Connecticut). To get started finding Newtown (Images of America: Connecticut), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Included in this collection are some of the earliestphotographs ever taken of Newtown. In addition, Newtownshows some of the earliest views of the outlying farmingand industrial communities such as Berkshire, Botsford, and Hawleyville. Many images also recall the town's careeras a resort town--from the earliest Main Street hotels tothe teahouses that sprang up as the automobile grew inpopularity. We also visit the summer recreation communitiesthat developed on Lake Zoar in the 1920s and 1930s. Awhole chapter deals with the pivotal role that the railroadplayed in the growth of Newtown. In addition, there isconsiderable coverage of the War Maneuvers of 1912, whichwere conducted all over the eastern portion of the town andfinally centered on Castle Hill just west of Main Street.Newtown includes many photographs newly developedfrom glass negatives and several recently discoveredphotographs of great significance. These are all beingpublished here for the first time by Mr. Cruson, a trusteeof the Newtown Historical Society, town historian, andpresident of the Archaeological Society of ConnecticutWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Newtown (Images of America: Connecticut). To get started finding Newtown (Images of America: Connecticut), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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