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Amazing Tales
Добавлен 25 июл 2023
Amazing Tales from Off and On Connecticut's Beaten Path features stories about fascinating people, places, and events from Connecticut's long history. Weekly (each Thursday), 20-minute episodes tell a new, bring often forgotten local history stories back to life. Host Mike Allen, a former journalist and NPR documentary producer, creates memorable stories with the help of subject matter experts who share their expertise and insights. You don't have to be from Connecticut to enjoy this podcast - you just have to love stories about fascinating local history from one of the earliest states formed in America.
We Have the Bankrobber's Body, but his Grave Still Reads X-Y-Z
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His name is X-Y-Z. At least, that’s what’s on his gravestone in the town of Deep River. The man robbed a bank in 1899 and was shot dead during the attempt. The problem is that no one knows who he was. Perhaps the lady, dressed all in black, who put a flower on his grave each year on the anniversary of his death, knows his identity. But, nobody ever approached her and asked her if she knew who he was. This intriguing story is told by the Curator of the Deep River Historical Society, Rhonda Ferristall.
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His name is X-Y-Z. At least, that’s what’s on his gravestone in the town of Deep River. The man robbed a bank in 1899 and was shot dead during the attempt. The problem is that no one knows who he was. Perhaps the lady, dressed all in black, who put a flower on his grave each year on the anniversary of his death, knows his identity. But, nobody ever approached her and asked her if she knew who he was. This intriguing story is told by the Curator of the Deep River Historical Society, Rhonda Ferristall.
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We Have the Bankrobber's Body, but his Grave Still Reads X-Y-Z
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His name is X-Y-Z. At least, that’s what’s on his gravestone in the town of Deep River. The man robbed a bank in 1899 and was shot dead during the attempt. The problem is that no one knows who he was. Perhaps the lady, dressed all in black, who put a flower on his grave each year on the anniversary of his death, knows his identity. But, nobody ever approached her and asked her if she knew who h...
Arsenic and Old Lace is Based on a True CT Murder Case
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Source: www.podbean.com/eau/pb-scis4-16b69d4 The 1944 Cary Grant classic Arsenic and Old Lace is portrayed as a comedy involving two elderly women who poison inhabitants of their New York home. In fact, the story is based on the real-life drama that unfolded in the early 1900s in one of CT’s first nursing homes, located in Windsor. We’ll hear the extraordinary story of one of the state’s first ...
Arsenic and Old Lace is Based on a True CT Murder Case
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The 1944 Cary Grant classic Arsenic and Old Lace is portrayed as a comedy involving two elderly women who poison inhabitants of their New York home. In fact, the story is based on the real-life drama that unfolded in the early 1900s in one of CT’s first nursing homes, located in Windsor. We’ll hear the extraordinary story of one of the state’s first serial killings from two representatives of t...
The CT Compromise: Without It, We'd Have No Country
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Source: www.podbean.com/eau/pb-7wjhc-16a8768 The only founding father who signed all four of the original documents forming the new United States was Connecticut’s Roger Sherman. Not only was he one of five members of the committee that drafted the Declaration of Independence, but he brokered the so-called Connecticut Compromise, breaking a logjam that paved the way for the adoption of the U.S....
The CT Compromise: Without It, We'd Have No Country
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The only founding father who signed all four of the original documents forming the new United States was Connecticut’s Roger Sherman. Not only was he one of five members of the committee that drafted the Declaration of Independence, but he brokered the so-called Connecticut Compromise, breaking a logjam that paved the way for the adoption of the U.S. Constitution. The incredible story is told b...
The Connecticut Man and his Incredible Flying Automobile
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Source: www.podbean.com/eau/pb-re8r8-169e779 One man - CT’s Robert Fulton - is responsible for three incredible inventions: the FAA-approved flying car known as the Airphibian, the Skyhook (for rescuing downed military pilots in remote locations), and the flight simulator (used to teach pilots how to fly without actually flying). Fulton had other incredible accomplishments during his life, and ...
The Flying Automobile was Invented in CT
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One man - CT’s Robert Fulton - is responsible for three incredible inventions: the FAA-approved flying car known as the Airphibian, the Skyhook (for rescuing downed military pilots in remote locations), and the flight simulator (used to teach pilots how to fly without actually flying). Fulton had other incredible accomplishments during his life, and we’ll hear all the details from Ben Cruson, t...
Can We Settle the Issue over Who Settled First?
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Source: www.podbean.com/eau/pb-9zkdh-1692beb The town of Wethersfield is the oldest in the state, in terms of an actual English settlement, even though English traders arrived in Windsor months before that (but they only established a trading post at first). Wethersfield was also the first CT town ever attacked by Native Americans. It was in retaliation for an earlier attack on them by Massachu...
Can We Settle the Issue over Who Settled First?
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The town of Wethersfield is the oldest in the state, in terms of an actual English settlement, even though English traders arrived in Windsor months before that (but they only established a trading post at first). Wethersfield was also the first CT town ever attacked by Native Americans. It was in retaliation for an earlier attack on them by Massachusetts Bay Colony soldiers. Wethersfield was a...
Tweed - CT's Little Airport That Could
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Source: www.podbean.com/eau/pb-qsdr2-1684afc Of the two commercial airports in Connecticut, the smaller of the two gets relatively little mention. Tweed-New Haven Airport, which straddles the New Haven-East Haven border, has been in business for nearly a century, when it was just a dirt landing strip. The history of the airport, and its namesake Jack Tweed, are told by the Director of Photo Arc...
Tweed - CT's Little Airport That Could
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Of the two commercial airports in Connecticut, the smaller of the two gets relatively little mention. Tweed-New Haven Airport, which straddles the New Haven-East Haven border, has been in business for nearly a century, when it was just a dirt landing strip. The history of the airport, and its namesake Jack Tweed, are told by the Director of Photo Archives for the New Haven Museum, Jason Bischof...
Yankee Peddlers - Connecticut Introduces Door-to-Door Salesmen, in the 1700s
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Source: www.podbean.com/eau/pb-vkaey-1679dcd The infamous Yankee Peddlers are credited with originating in Berlin, CT - the same town where the tin industry started in the young United States. In fact, the same two individuals were responsible for starting both. In this episode, we’ll explore how the business model of door-to-door salesmen got its start, along with American consumerism itself, ...
Yankee Peddlers - Connecticut Introduces Door-to-Door Salesmen, in the 1700s
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The infamous Yankee Peddlers are credited with originating in Berlin, CT - the same town where the tin industry started in the young United States. In fact, the same two individuals were responsible for starting both. In this episode, we’ll explore how the business model of door-to-door salesmen got its start, along with American consumerism itself, from the Librarian Emeritus of Berlin, Cathy ...
How a CT Man Defined and Chiseled Mount Rushmore
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Source: www.podbean.com/eau/pb-uf6d4-166ee65 The concept behind the Mount Rushmore National Memorial was conceived by a sculptor living in Connecticut, Gutzon Borglum. He and his son Lincoln selected the location for the monument, and Gutzon changed the original tourist attraction concept into a national monument featuring four presidents who he selected. The incredible story of how the memoria...
How a CT Man Defined and Chiseled Mount Rushmore
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How a CT Man Defined and Chiseled Mount Rushmore
Part 2: When a Secret CT Military Sea Mission Went Very Wrong
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Part 2: When a Secret CT Military Sea Mission Went Very Wrong
Part 2: When a Secret CT Military Sea Mission Went Very Wrong
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Part 2: When a Secret CT Military Sea Mission Went Very Wrong
PART 1: When A Top Secret CT Military Sea Mission Went Very Wrong
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PART 1: When A Top Secret CT Military Sea Mission Went Very Wrong
PART 1: When A Secret CT Military Sea Mission Went Very Wrong
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PART 1: When A Secret CT Military Sea Mission Went Very Wrong
Riding Motorcycles with Top-Secret Documents Under Gunfire
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Riding Motorcycles with Top-Secret Documents Under Gunfire
Riding Motorcycles with Top-Secret Documents Under Gunfire
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Riding Motorcycles with Top-Secret Documents Under Gunfire
The #1 Word Puzzle Creator in the U.S.
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The #1 Word Puzzle Creator in the U.S.
The #1 Word Puzzle Creator in the U.S.
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The #1 Word Puzzle Creator in the U.S.
The Inside Story Behind New England's Stonewalls
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The Inside Story Behind New England's Stonewalls
The Inside Story Behind New England's Stonewalls
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The Inside Story Behind New England's Stonewalls
This CT Harbor Attack is in the Same Record Book as Pearl Harbor
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This CT Harbor Attack is in the Same Record Book as Pearl Harbor
This CT Harbor Attack is in the Same Record Book as Pearl Harbor
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This CT Harbor Attack is in the Same Record Book as Pearl Harbor
Interesting episode! Thank you I really enjoyed it.
Thanks for the note! Happy to hear that you liked it.
Amazing story, I grew up in Groton, was 15 at the time of the sinking of the Sea Surveyor and don’t remember the story at all. Thanks for bringing it to our attention.
You're absolutely welcome!
Excellent podcast!
Really glad to hear that you like it!
I live in Seymour now, my first video of yours. Gonna listen with rapt attention.
Hello Michael, Sorry it's not video - just audio. Hope that it's sufficient for your podcast enjoyment! - Mike Allen
I love these and the quick videos . Great work
Very glad to hear it! I've just started on RUclips and being a (basically) audio-only podcast, I find the terrain to be a bit challenging in terms of getting the word out. I appreciate your listening!