The Story of Connecticut In 100 Buildings

<p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>America turns 250. </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Let's go find the candles.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Looking for a history lesson that doesn't feel like homework? You've found it. At 250history.com the Semiquincentennial Series brings each state's distinctive landmarks to center stage to tell their fast and fun story. </span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>We've wandered through big cities tiny towns muddy trails and neon-lit highways-uncovering 5000 historic gems along the way.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The Semiquincentennial isn't just a mouthful-it's a reminder that history is alive sometimes weird and always waiting to be rediscovered. </span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Whether you're traveling by road by printed page or by imagination; whether you are a lifelong native or visiting for a week we invite you to explore 100 Connecticut landmarks that illuminate the one-of-a-kind story of the Constitution State. </span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Brownstone... octagon houses... the Iron Prince... iron horses... sum-</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>mer stock theater... fire towers... windmills... brass... insurance... water</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>power... the CCC... modern architectural icons... elephants... kit hous-</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>es...the golden age of motoring... canals... hats... silk... Shakers... Buf-</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>falo soldiers... olive-hued glass... copper mines... Frank Lloyd Wright...</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>drive-in movies... cider mills... Carnegie libraries... road racing... white</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>clam pizza. This book will have you telling stories like a native in no</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>time.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The photos and stories collected here are a fast and fun way to learn</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>the explanations behind the quirks the traditions and the secrets that</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>make Connecticut uniquely Connecticut. What product was Connecti-</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>cut's tallest building constructed to manufacture in 1909? Solved.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>What is America's oldest amusement park? A mystery no more. What</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>golf course did Katharine Hepburn play growing up? Identified. What</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>town was the cradle of Impressionism in the United States? Revealed.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>It is a story only Connecticut can call its own. A story told in 100 landmarks. Almost all the selections within are open to the public or at least visible from public spaces. So fire up the GPS and see the story of the Constitution State standing in plain sight on Connecticut streets!</span></p><p></p>