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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24D1_barkhamsted-lighthouse-village-grind-stone_Barkhamsted-CT.html
The residents of the Lighthouse community were largely self-sufficient
when it came to their subsistence. Bone fragments found in their
fireplaces show that they ate deer and small wild game. Gun flints (used
in flint-lock rifles) and gun pa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XJP_barkhamsted-lighthouse-village-cemetery-historical_Barkhamsted-CT.html
You are now looking into the Lighthouse Village cemetery. The unmarked, upright field stones
designate the final resting places of many who lived in the community, including the founding couple,
James Chaugham, a Native American, and Molly Barb…
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Who Lived Here ?
James Chaugham (a Native American who was, according to his granddaughter, a member of the Narragansett Tribe) and his wife, Molly (of European descent), lived in a village located here for fifty years,
in what became Peoples …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XDX_riverton-historical_Barkhamsted-CT.html
In this Area in the Past.....
Since the 1820's Riverton has been a vibrant part of the town of Barkhamsted.
Riverton is located at the confluence of the Farmington and Still Rivers, which
at one time provided the opportunity for water power s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RNC_peoples-state-forest_Barkhamsted-CT.html
This portion of the Peoples Forest
was given by the Connecticut
Daughters of the American Revolution
1929
Near this spot was the
site of an Indian Village
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKVN_squires-tavern_Barkhamsted-CT.html
[ panel 1 ] Welcome to Squire's Tavern Home to the Barkhamsted Historical Society and the Farmington River Coordinating Committee The Barkhamsted Historical Society Squire's Tavern, like the nearby river, has a story to tell for those wishing …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJXU_in-honor-of-lambert-hitchcock_Barkhamsted-CT.html
In Honor of Lambert Hitchcock, (1795 - 1852), this village wasonce known as Hitchcocks-ville.Here he originated his chairs &cabinet furniture with Sheratoninfluence and in 1826 built hiswater powered mill employing ahundred persons. In 1866 thenam…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJX1_riverton_Barkhamsted-CT.html
— Riverton —Northeastern Gateway to the Litchfield HillsOld Hartford - Albany Stage RouteHome of Hitchcock ChairsOne Mile to Peoples Forest1 1/2 Miles to Site of Barkhamsted LighthouseHome Of L.A. Cooke War GovernorCol. Justin Hodge Me…
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In This FactoryLambert HitchcockMade His FamousHitchcock Chairs1826 - 1840