Every one of Connecticut's 169 towns has a story shaped by its geography and its people--the first inhabited the state more than 10,000 years ago, the Dutch traders, English settlers, and Africans--enslaved and free--who settled towns as one of the original 13 colonies, and successive waves of immigrants who moved its story forward. It's a small state with amazing variety that makes the 169 Club a fun and rewarding adventure. You'll experience historic town greens and new city centers, revitalized mills sprouting microbreweries and local farms offering local farm-to-table foods, and maritime villages and rural upland communities. Connecticut has it all! This guide, written by town historians and other local boosters, offers the backstory to your discovery of what makes Connecticut so special. - Elzabeth J. Normen, publisher, Connecticut Explored

Connecticut 169 Club: Your Passport & Guide to Exploring Connecticut.

History

Podskoch, Martin

Americas

Podskoch Press

Every one of Connecticut's 169 towns has a story shaped by its geography and its people--the first inhabited the state more than 10,000 years ago, the Dutch traders, English settlers, and Africans--enslaved and free--who settled towns as one of the original 13 colonies, and successive waves of immigrants who moved its story forward. It's a small state with amazing variety that makes the 169 Club a fun and rewarding adventure. You'll experience historic town greens and new city centers, revitalized mills sprouting microbreweries and local farms offering local farm-to-table foods, and maritime villages and rural upland communities. Connecticut has it all! This guide, written by town historians and other local boosters, offers the backstory to your discovery of what makes Connecticut so special. - Elzabeth J. Normen, publisher, Connecticut Explored

Connecticut 169 Club: Your Passport & Guide to Exploring Connecticut New Editon #5

At one time there were twenty-three fire towers in and around the Catskill Mountains. The author has researched the history of each and gathered the stories of the rangers who supervised them, the observers who kept watch on the forest and the pilots who replaced them.

Fire Towers of the Catskills: Their History and Lore

Purple Mountain Pr

New York State lost tens of thousands of acres of woodland to devastating forest fires in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In response, the state placed fire observers on prominent peaks. The first stations were crudely-built log platforms, but these were eventually replaced by high steel towers, and they became destinations for generations of hikers who admired the views from on high and the stories told by the colorful observers. Aerial surveillance, improved communications, and public education in fire prevention eventually made the towers obsolete, and many were removed. Today, some of the remaining towers have been or are being restored for the benefit of hikers. Marty Podskoch brings the history and the stories of the towers in the words of the observers, the rangers who supervised them and the pilots who replaced them in the southern half of New York State's Adirondack Mountains. (This is the first of two volumes.)

Adirondack Fire Towers: Their History and Lore, The Southern Districts

Science & Math

Technology

Purple Mountain Press, Ltd.

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Connecticut 169 Club: Your Passport & Guide to Exploring Connecticut.

Connecticut 169 Club: Your Passport & Guide to Exploring Connecticut New Editon #5

Fire Towers of the Catskills: Their History and Lore

Adirondack Fire Towers: Their History and Lore, The Southern Districts