Experience 300 Years of Norwich History
The primary goal of this website is to educate the public about Norwich Connecticut’s rich heritage and history during the 300 year period of 1659-1959. The site provides quick and easy access to a large collection of media, which focuses on Norwich’s historical events, places and many other tidbits.
This site is completely free of charge
The site provides more than 500 short articles and many historical Norwich maps. The articles are organized into 32 categories. The Media Library connects users to thousands of Norwich historical web-based links. Several quizzes are provided to enhance the learning environment.
You are invited to add, or contribute to new or existing placemarks by filling out the form in the “Contribute Article” section.
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Did You Know That ….
Thomas H. Pollock & Daniel Bliven of Greeneville invented a cheese cutter (US Patent No. 23,492) on April 5, 1859.
In the words of the inventors, “This invention consists in arranging a lifting turn-table in such relation to a stationary platform that a cheese placed on the latter can be lifted clear from the same and turned by means of the lifting table, which latter when the cheese has been turned sufficiently, is let down again so that the cheese rests on the platform ready for a fresh cut …“
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Recent Updates to IconicNorwich.org
Updated: 1893 Uncas Paper Mill: Click Here
Updated: Norwich’s 300th Anniversary: Click Here
Added: Filmed in Norwich Category: Click Here
Added: Inventor – Algernon S. Hubbell: Click Here
Updated: Aaron Dwight Stevens: Click Here
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