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John C Watson
Добавлен 8 янв 2012
Connecticut historic structures, milestones, trees and town greens: recommended walks and stops.
Wethersfield, CT Historic District: Brownstone Bench Bingo
Social media comments related to my Wethersfield Walkin’ Down Main Street video led me to learn more about the Standish Park bench and return to Wethersfield.
The brownstone bench has at least one remaining dinosaur track, and there’s a story behind the bench that connects to the Silas Deane property and the Deming-Standish House (Lucky Lou’s restaurant).
This is about a 1 mile walk from Standish Park, down Hartford Ave to Main Street and back.
Thanks to Rich Malley, the curator at the Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum and to Martha Smart and Gillie Johnson from the Wethersfield Historical Society for their assistance.
Voice-over by John C Watson: Twitter @watsonjohnc email watsonjohnc@gmail.com Ha...
The brownstone bench has at least one remaining dinosaur track, and there’s a story behind the bench that connects to the Silas Deane property and the Deming-Standish House (Lucky Lou’s restaurant).
This is about a 1 mile walk from Standish Park, down Hartford Ave to Main Street and back.
Thanks to Rich Malley, the curator at the Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum and to Martha Smart and Gillie Johnson from the Wethersfield Historical Society for their assistance.
Voice-over by John C Watson: Twitter @watsonjohnc email watsonjohnc@gmail.com Ha...
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Milford, CT River Park Historic District: A River Walk Through It
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2 1/4 mile walk through Milford, Connecticut River Park Historic District and District Number 2: North Street, Prospect Street, Shipyard Lane, Helwig Street, High Street, North Broad Street, River Street, and West River Street. This walk includes historic buildings, Memorial Bridge, the Milford Historical Society and beautiful water scenes along the Wepawaug River and Milford Harbor. Voice-over...
Farmington Avenue Milestones: 13 Miles to Hartford
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Where to find 5 historic milestones in the Plainville - Farmington - Unionville area. Be careful if you cross these busy roads. The mile markers were placed almost 300 years ago to display the distance to the county seat. Milestones can be found in many of Connecticut's historic towns: Wethersfield, Windsor, Guilford, and Wallingford (see Points of Interest playlist: ruclips.net/p/PLSIvflBv1TYO...
Guilford, CT Historic District: Walkin’ to Whitfield’s
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Guilford CT: three mile walk through a portion of Guilford Historic District. Park north of 223 State St at tennis court. State St, Union St, Boston St, Whitfield St and back through Guilford Green. Acadian House, Hyland House Museum, Griswold House Museum, and the oldest building (1639) in Connecticut: Whitfield House. Fantastic virtual interior tour of Whitfield House: www.capturepics.com/3d-...
Wallingford, CT Historic District (Proposed): Walkin’ up Main Street
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Three mile walk through proposed (1989, 1990) Wallingford Historic District: South Main St, Christian St, North Main St plus quick stop on Clintonville Rd. Nehemiah Royce House (restored by J Frederick Kelly), Franklin Johnson Mansion and Silver Museum, Old Gungywamp, plus one of the oldest brick buildings in CT. Take a virtual walk along Wallingford’s tree-lined streets. Thanks to Wallingford ...
Windsor, CT Historic District: Walk the Ancient Palisade
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Two mile walk through Windsor Connecticut Historic District: Palisado Avenue, North Meadow Road. Many pre-1800 buildings, milestone marker, discussion on the Windsor Palisade, quick stop on Bissell Ferry Road: the Windsor Meadows. Strong-Howard House, Oliver Ellsworth Homestead. Excellent interactive map: tourwindsorct.org History of archaeological digs, search for the Palisade: www.fosa-ct.org...
Wethersfield, CT Historic District: Walkin’ down Main Street
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Here’s a 3 mile path through the Wethersfield CT Historic District: you’ll see around 30 pre-1800 buildings. Follows most of the Heritage Trail. Wethersfield has the largest historic district in CT and one of the largest in New England. Well worth a visit. There are bed and breakfasts along the route, museums, ice cream, many potential stops. Look for the dinosaur prints on the brownstone bench...
Hamden, CT Milestones: 10 Miles to New Haven
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Tour of nearly 300 year old milestone markers in Hamden, CT. 8 out of 10 of these mile markers are still standing. Be careful if you cross these busy roads. Sources: David K. Leff's book Hidden in Plain Sight, article by Kathy Leonard Czepiel. Update 12/6/2021: Mile V marker has been restored! See article here: hamdenhistoricalsociety.org/milestonevfixed.html and picture here: watso...
Wethersfield, CT Historic District: Cove Park Warehouse
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Short walk around Cove Park in Wethersfield, CT. Park behind DMV in “additional public parking” lot. Features: 1680 Cove Warehouse, water views. Voiceover by John Watson: Twitter @watsonjohnc Happy Hunting!
excellent program sir keep up the good work.
Hi John. My Loomis, Chaffee ancestors helped found this town.
Very cool! It’s a great historic town, very scenic. Driving around town I’ve seen many more older buildings that I didn’t get to include in my walk video. Thank you for watching and commenting!!
CT. The Delaware of the Northeast!
Is that good or bad?
I know that is the only remaining warehouse on the cove. At one time Wethersfield was a large grower of red onions that would ship out from the cove, down the CT river to the Long Island Sound and set sail for the West Indies and return with cane sugar, Rum and other fun stuff.
It’s amazing to me that the warehouse has been standing there for 300 years. It’s worth a visit to see up close. I don’t know how old the exterior boards are, but they look pretty ancient to me. The cove itself is also beautiful. Next time you’re traveling Rte 91, take the exit and take in the sights. There are a few benches next to the warehouse where you can soak it all in. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Nice video. My 10th great grandfather was one of the founders. John Parmarley as it is written on the Covenant. My spelling is Parmley .
That’s pretty wild you can trace your roots back to the Guilford founders! Thank you, and thanks for watching and commenting. Guilford is a beautiful historic town, and there’s nothing like the stone Whitfield house. The stone Covenant you referred to is right near the Whitfield house. Definitely a spot worth visiting in Connecticut!
Found this: www.thefamilyparmelee.com/g-covenant1.html
As a boy, I attended Sunday School in the First Congregational church, and remember many of the scenes you show, including of the church itself. I never had the chance to stop and look at the memorial stones. Thank you for screening!
Memorial bridge 1888. It’s worth taking a walk along, and here’s an article about it: www.ctmq.org/milford-memorial-bridge-tower/ Thanks for watching and commenting!
What you called “downtown” is actually called “uptown” in town 😅
Uptown/downtown either way Main St in Wallingford is a nice walk! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Can people do the walk through milford history and do tours at Milford and when are they going to do it again and what are the days and months and times
There are haunted walking tours, cemetery tours, and tours of the Historical Society buildings. Follow the loop I made and I guarantee you’ll enjoy it. See discovermilfordct.com/things-to-do/ Thanks for watching and commenting!
Oh, how my heart hurts that I don't live there anymore. Thanks for preserving all these amazing structures on film. It truly is a special town with lots of pride and congeniality. And the festivals on the Broad Street Green in Spring and Fall are not to be missed!
There's also a lovely old sun dial and very old apple tree behind the Web Deane Stevens museum -- my kids used to pick up and eat a few fallen apples. :)
Thank you for viewing and commenting! Yes, Wethersfield is an amazing town with an incredible amount of historical buildings. Broad Street Green and the Webb house are two of my favorite sites. Weather is tolerable today: visit and walk around today!
@@watsonjohnc -- blow kisses to everyone for me! ☺️ I'm now stuck in central VA suburban sprawl. 😩 There's nowhere I'd rather be than New England. Except, not too sad to have missed the latest cold temps down here. Do you know how cold it got in Wethersfield?
@@jalemairliha single digits in CT yesterday, but it’s back up to 40 today
Thank you , ❤
You’re welcome, thanks for watching and commenting. Take a walk in Wethersfield. You’ll love it.
Incredibly, over 300 years later, I went to school with Harvey Pond, and Ginny Treat, Lisa Fowler, Betsy Stowe, Barbara and Tommy Trowbridge, the Enger's (direct descendants of Priscilla Alden of the Mayflower)..and many more... Lived and played around many of these houses.. taking it all for granted...
That’s amazing. After posting this video, I learned from the owners that the red house in the thumbnail for this video, the Thomas Buckingham house at 61 North St, has been in the same family since it was built. That’s incredible to me. Incredible town worth a day trip. Thank you for watching and commenting!
@@watsonjohnc You did a great job! You should do a video on who's buried in Milford Cemetery... lots of history there!
Thanks so much, Nancy! The cemetery looks huge and I’m sure there are some very old stones in there. You’re lucky to have grown up in one of CT’s oldest towns. I’m glad you appreciate it. There are also groups like the Milford Preservation Trust that are looking out for your town’s historic sites. I’ll walk through the cemetery next time I visit.
@@watsonjohnc I used to walk through the cemetery on my way home from school...there's a stone commemorating the 30 or so British Soldiers who died of smallpox, after being taken in by Milford residents.
Ah yes I read about the event when I was researching Milford. Get out for a walk today! Me, I have to rake some leaves.
A trip down memory lane. 63 years ago, I grew up just off of the park on west River St. daily, I walked or rode my bike by the sights on the walking tour.
You’re very lucky. That’s a beautiful walk with lots of historic sites, waterfalls, the harbor, and Memorial Bridge is unique and interesting. Thank you for watching and commenting!
Beautiful town and video ❤️❤️ Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for watching and commenting! Wethersfield is a fantastic place to visit with many historic sites to see.
Thank You !
When was that main Road built do I have to Imagine it all Medow in the 18th century?
It’s pretty amazing. One of the oldest tracks in CT and in the US. Search for maps of the ancient palisades. Thanks for watching and commenting!
The Birth Place of Johnathan Edwards 😀
Nice video, thanks !
Thanks, Jay! If you haven’t visited Windsor, CT it’s worth the trip. The video is just a sampling of Windsor’s historic buildings. Thanks for watching and commenting.
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My name is James Kilbourne, My 16x grandparents were Thomas Kilbourne & Francis Moody the fist inhabitants of the area. The Kilbourne family also married into the Wells and Webb families.
Thank you for your comment! Yes, I found multiple pages on Thomas and wife, here is one: www.wikitree.com/wiki/Kilborne-28 Wethersfield is an amazing historical town. With a lineage like yours, you owe yourself a visit if you haven’t been there. Thanks again!
Fascinating, thank you! Just did a walking tour of Wallingford England!
That’s great! Thanks for the comment. Yes, Connecticut’s founders weren’t very creative when it came to naming towns.
Thank you John. I miss my CT roots and historic home in Durham. I attended many fairs on the Guildford and Durham Greens, and was in the Griswold House in 1969 when the astronauts first landed on the moon. 💙
Wow, that’s an amazing memory I’m sure! Thank you for watching the video and commenting. Guilford is a beautiful place, and I love how there is so much open space around the stone building at the end of the walk. You mentioned Durham: I’ve driven through a number of times, but I’m looking forward to getting out of the car and walking through their historic district sometime in the future. Thanks again!
Really enjoyed seeing my home town and review of the wonderful and very importance of the fore father's in Wethersfield. Thank you. I have been away since 1958 when graduated from Wethersfield High Scool and enlisted in the US Navy. Regarding the park I recall that was the site of The State Prison for many years. My father, William R Reid taught Sunday School there for a number of years. Another facet is there are or were Dinosaur Tracks near the now park! Wethersfield is and always will be a wonderful friendly place to live and to raise a family. Cheers, Ed Reid
Hi, Ed! Thank you for watching and commenting. I’m going to read about the site of the old prison. The dino tracks are on a brownstone bench in Standish Park. Someone let me know, so I researched and got some help from WDS museum staff and the Wethersfield Historical Society. Here’s a video on the bench: ruclips.net/video/EMtX6pCnKpo/видео.html
Thanks for making such a wonderful video .I grew up in Old Wethersfield in the 1960's/1970's.I moved away, yet have always had such fondness for my hometown.
Hi, Alex! Thanks for watching and for your kind words. I’ve had a great time exploring and learning about Wethersfield. You should come back for a visit and check out the sights!
I got to visit here the first week of September. I always wanted to see where my ancestors lived.
I’m glad you got to see Milford!
I just noticed your last name…are you related to Robert Treat?
@@watsonjohnc Yes I am directly descended from him.
Wow! I’m sure you know, but Robert Treat was a key leader in colonial America who had a very impressive political and military resumé. You should be proud!
My oldest ancestor settled in Wethersfield, passed away in 1659 -Luke Hitchcock, a shoemaker. I think his house was where the Silas Deane house is (?). He's buried behind First Church of Christ. My father was an artist who mysteriously disappeared in 1970 and was found 140 miles away in Gosnald, MA. He grew up in the house at 46-48 Garden St. He did a set of four pen and inks of buildings in town of historic significance. Speaking of the large old trees, check out the tree in front left of the Masonic lodge on Main St. --one can see that there were words carved into it many years ago, now almost illegible. Lucky Lou's is a great place to eat also!
Wow! Thanks for such an interesting comment. I’ll do some reading on Luke Hitchcock, and I’ll look for that tree. Are the pen and inks in your possession or at a museum? I was looking for old pics and art when I worked on the Brownstone Bench Bingo video. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Thanks again for the comment, Erich. If you have any follow up info please email watsonjohnc@gmail.com or on Twitter: @watsonjohnc
Thanks for the Upload 👍 !! XD
I’m glad you liked it! Thanks for viewing and commenting. Anyone who is a fan of historical architecture and objects MUST take a trip to Wethersfield, CT. And if you can’t get there, this video (and my Cove Park and Brownstone Bench Bingo videos) provide a glimpse.
@@watsonjohnc Yes my otolaryngology doctor is on Silas Dean drive in weathersfield..
I have walked around the Wethersfield Historic area a few times----I can't believe I never noticed that stone !!! Interesting !!!
Yes, I learned quite a bit. Check out the bench next time and as you know, a walk down Hartford Avenue is very scenic. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Great video !!! Thanks for mentioning Milford Preservation Trust !!!!
Thank you! I’m glad you liked it. Milford is beautiful and a great spot for a walk. As I visit and research CT towns I’m learning about all of the groups that are working to protect CT’s historic buildings: Milford Preservation Trust, Preservation Connecticut, Daughters of the American Revolution, and all of the local historical societies. It’s very impressive.
I grew up in Wethersfield and love this video! Thank you John!
Thank you for watching and I’m glad you liked it! Wethersfield is a must-see if you like historic buildings. Please subscribe if you’d like to know when I post new videos. @WethersfieldCT on Twitter just let me know that there is another old milestone on Hartford Ave: with that and the dinosaur tracks on the brownstone bench, I have 2 excuses to return!
@@watsonjohnc Most of weathersfield is historical !! XD
Nice video! We live in the Deacon John Moore house c. 1664, love our home!
Thank you! 1664 - that is amazing. Windsor is an incredible town with so many historic sights. I see your house used to be closer to the green: historicbuildingsct.com/the-deacon-john-moore-house-1664/
@@watsonjohnc Our house was moved 3 times! It was rolled on logs and pulled by oxen to the spot where it is now. It also at one time was attached to the red house next door.
The Major John Mason Statue is the best thing we got, guess you hate history.
My focus is on historical buildings. I did not know about Mason until I researched Windsor for this video. He’s a hero and a villain, one of the most important people in early CT history. Here’s the latest on the statue: www.courant.com/community/windsor/hc-news-windsor-mason-statue-discussion-20200825-ly7jps7t5zcffnropf7nak7sli-story.html
@@watsonjohnc Yes, we have a group of rioters left over from last year who are still trying to topple our statue. Grown adults acting like wild heathens or "lawless liberals".
Yes yes good town 😃 its fun
My family from mom and dads side both had farms in old Wethersfield ct.
Aha! Wethersfield is worth a visit...
Just discovered that I'm a descendant of Thomas Winchell, born abt 1608, and one of your founders in 1634. So exciting to find this. If you have any info on the Winchell and Phelps families, pls can you let me know? Thks so much.
That’s exciting! Since my visit to Windsor I found out that an old family friend is related to the Windsor Ellsworths! Here is one interesting site: www.ancientwindsor.org/index.html
Another link: www.phelpsfamilyhistory.com/history/america/windsor-first-generation-new-england.asp
@@watsonjohnc Thanks, that's great!
Loved it!!
That’s great! Thanks for viewing.
Excellent video thank you for sharing.
Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed it. Wethersfield’s Historic District is worth a visit.
Interesting video. I live right off whitney ave and grew up in same area but never noticed them.
Glad you liked the video and found something new! Thank you for commenting. Since making this video and learning about milestones I see them in every CT town I visit. See other videos: Windsor, Wethersfield, Wallingford, Guilford.
Great video John! I am quickly adding to my list of CT towns I will visit in the next month or two. Please don't stop making these wonderful videos, you are doing a great job!
Steven Vance thank you for viewing and for your encouragement! I’ve seen a lot of beautiful and interesting sights this summer and hope to post more videos this fall. I’d recommend visits to Windsor, Wethersfield and Guilford. See my Points of Interest playlist >> ruclips.net/p/PLSIvflBv1TYOfNdK5yeOhc21MN9qlr5yw
Hi John! What an awesome town! I am always looking for historic towns in CT to visit and I certainly will be visiting this town. You did an awesome job on your tour of Wethersfield.
Steven Vance thank you for viewing and for your kind comments! Wethersfield is amazing and sells itself. Anyone who enjoys history and lives anywhere near Wethersfield MUST pay a visit. Stay overnight if you have to!
Informative. Missing are the town's Witness Stones which testify to the presence and contributions of the enslaved who helped develop Guilford.
Thank you for viewing and commenting, glad you found it informative. I have read about the Witness Stones and will make it a point to document one or more on a return trip. There is SO MUCH to see in Guilford.
@@watsonjohnc There is much to see and to understand. I learned from seeing what you saw. Thank you.
A wonderful video of historic Guilford, CT. Thanks so much for sharing and posting
Thank you, Tracy! I’m glad you enjoyed it. Guilford has beautiful scenery. I’ll definitely return to explore some more.
Hay man you make some really good videos
Thanks, Muscle! I started by watching you, Rich Discoveries, and Lost Turtle. Keep up the great work!