Author: Caleb ButlerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Groton (Mass. : Town)
Languages : en
Pages : 526
Book Description
History of the Town of Groton
Author: Caleb ButlerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Groton (Mass. : Town)
Languages : en
Pages : 526
Book Description
Groton
Author: James L. StreeterPublisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1440179077
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
Groton - Historical Bits and Pieces is a compilation of many of the historical articles about Groton, Connecticut written by the author and published in the Groton Times newspaper over the past five years. Various subject matters, containing little known or interesting historical facts about Groton's people, places and things, are discussed in the articles. Many are accompanied by rarely viewed photographs which are part of the author's personal collection. Unusual and interesting subjects relating to Groton, including a three part series on police corruption during the years of prohibition, the presidential desk, old businesses, hometown heroes, and many other unique stories appear in this book. Most of the articles cover the time frame between the late 1800's and the mid-1960's. Although many may not believe that the subjects are historical in nature, the author considers them to be "modern history" and in his words "one hundred years from now they will be valued as relevant history". This book will play an important role, both now and in the future, in the documentation of the history of Groton, Connecticut.
History of the Town of Groton
Author: Caleb ButlerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Groton (Mass. : Town)
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
The Groton Story
Author: Carol KimballPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1493033182
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 63
Book Description
The town history of Groton, Connecticut 1600-1965.
Groton
Author: Groton (Conn.). Town Government Study CommitteePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Groton (Conn.)
Languages : en
Pages : 151
Book Description
Receipts and expenditures of the town of Groton
Author: Groton MassGroton Historical Series
Author: Samuel Abbott GreenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Groton (Mass. : Town)
Languages : en
Pages : 576
Book Description
History of the Town of Groton, Including Pepperell and Shirley
Author: Caleb ButlerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Groton (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 494
Book Description
Groton
Author: Rosemarie Palmer TuckerPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738565064
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
The town of Groton officially came into being in 1818, after citizens successfully petitioned to change their town's name. Later during the 19th century, this industrial community was famous for the manufacturing of road rollers, iron bridges, and carriages. The early 1900s brought typewriter manufacturing to Groton. Included in the town of Groton are the hamlets of Groton City, McLean, Peruville, and West Groton. Throughout the early years, these hamlets were booming with businesses and industry, and both town and village display a rich architectural legacy. Groton had many well-known residents, such as the Conger family, including Benn Conger, a member of the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate; Dexter Marsh, cofounder of the First National Bank of Groton; Welthea Marsh, the first and only woman president of the bank; and inventor Nelson Streeter.
Groton
Author: Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738572307
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
When Groton was first settled in 1655, clashes with Native Americans were frequent and brutal. When most buildings were burned during a March 1676 assault, Groton was abandoned for safer ground. With true determination, settlers returned two years later to rebuild their village. From that day forward, Groton continued to grow in population, industry, and community engagement. In 1869, resident George S. Boutwell served as secretary of the treasury under Pres. Ulysses S. Grant and hosted a reception for the president when he visited Groton. During the town's industrial development in the last half of the 19th century, the Groton Leatherboard Company was established along the banks of the Squannacook River in West Groton. Lawrence Academy and Groton School have educated students since the 18th and 19th centuries, respectively. Continuing Groton's tradition of offering quality education, the Lowthorpe School was founded in 1901 as the first landscape architecture school devoted to training only women. Despite all the changes that invariably altered the landscape and the infrastructure, Groton remains, in a sense, the same as it began: a town striving for self-sufficiency and success but also dedicated to shaping the world around it.