| South Windsor Contributor(s): Lobdell, Claire (Author), Wood Memorial Library &. Museum (With) |
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ISBN: 1467125237 ISBN-13: 9781467125239 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - New England (ct, Ma, Me, Nh, Ri, Vt) - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Regional (see Also Travel - Pictorials) - Travel | Pictorials (see Also Photography - Subjects & Themes - Regional) |
| LCCN: 2017932972 |
| Series: Images of America |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 6.6" W x 9.2" (0.60 lbs) 128 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: South Windsor owes its location to the Connecticut River, whose periodic floods created fertile lowlands that nourished livestock and crops. Tobacco became a mainstay of South Windsor's agricultural life in the early to mid-19th century, as it did throughout the Connecticut River valley. To this day, tobacco sheds dot the town, and farmers still grow broadleaf for use in cigars. Small industry also flourished here during the 18th and 19th centuries, with mills on the Scantic and Podunk Rivers, tributaries of the Connecticut. Well into the 20th century, South Windsor's children still attended some of the one- and two-room schoolhouses around town until the post-World War II baby boom and influx of new residents necessitated new buildings. South Windsor guides the reader through the history of Wapping, Main Street, and more. |
Contributor Bio(s): Lobdell, Claire: - Claire Lobdell is the archivist and museum educator at Wood Memorial Library & Museum, where she creates exhibits on South Windsor history, oversees an active oral history program, and runs all aspects of the archives, which is the central repository for information about South Windsor's history. Most of the photographs in this volume are from the Wood's archives, including many from the Hildred Raymond Photograph Collection. |