This page provides a way to find and access tidbits of information that are scattered throughout this website. The tidbits are embedded in the various Iconic Norwich placemarks as sidebars.
The Sidebars/Tidbits table is sorted in alphabetical order. The SEARCH box allows you to search for a tidbit that contains the word, or words, that you type into the box.
| Placemark Link | Placemark | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Click Here | 1659 Norwich Vital Records | births, deaths, marriages, vital records |
| Click Here | 1781-1798 Trip Hammer | trip hammer, Bean Hill |
| Click Here | 1782 Association Against Illicit Trade | Illicit Trade |
| Click Here | 1795-1878 Jesse Fillmore | Wawecus Hill Gold, Jesse Fillmore |
| Click Here | 1803-1892 William W. Backus | Backus Hospital, philantropist |
| Click Here | 1812-1892 Francis B. Loomis | cotton, mill, Francis Loomis, Francis B. Loomis |
| Click Here | 1835 American School for Girls, Beirut Lebanon | Sarah Lanman Huntington Smith, Sarah L. Smith, missionary, Sarah Huntington Smith, Beirut Lebanon, Beirut Female Seminary |
| Click Here | 1858 Mummy Paper | paper mill, Greeneville, Jubilee, mummy paper, Stedman |
| Click Here | 1889 Horse Watering Trough | 1889 Norwich Horse Watering Trough |
| Click Here | 1891-1904 Minor League Baseball in Norwich | baseball, Witches |
| Click Here | 1901-1958 U. S. Finishing Company | Greeneville, textile finishing |
| Click Here | 1910 America the Beautiful | Norwich 250th, America the Beautiful |
| Click Here | 1946-1988 American Thermos - Taftville | Taftville Thermos, J.B. Martin Velvet Mill, Nick Nolte |
| Click Here | 1946-1988 American Thermos - Taftville | Taftville, propeller, Hamilton Standard |
| Click Here | A Proper Revolutionary War Military Funeral | proper revolutionary war military funeral |
| Click Here | Adams Tavern | Old Home Week, Grover Cleveland, Aaron Cleveland, silversmith, clock maker, hat shop, Adams Tavern |
| Click Here | Allyn's Point | Gales Ferry, Allyn's Point |
| Click Here | Captain Samuel Reid Memorial | plaque, memorial, American flag |
| Click Here | Church on the Hill | Fitch, Church on the Hill |
| Click Here | Connecticut Committee of Correspondence | Christopher Leffingwell, Committee of Corrspondence |
| Click Here | Connecticut Committee of Safety | Jabez Huntington, Committee of Safety |
| Click Here | Corner Card Envelope | corner card envelope, Shetuckuct National Bank, |
| Click Here | Dr. Lucius & Washington Sheffield Patents | Sheffield patent, Means for lacing shoes, gloves, etc. |
| Click Here | Early Development of Telephone Service | Telephone Exchange |
| Click Here | Eliza Huntington Memorial Home | Jedediah Huntington, Eliza Huntington |
| Click Here | Envelope Printer & Paper Feeder | Edwin Allen Envelope Printing Press, US Patent No. 70,773 |
| Click Here | Evolution of the American Flag | Revolutionary War, American Flag |
| Click Here | Fire on Central Wharf | Norwich Pistol Co., tool maker, fireman, served 3 years on the Board of Education |
| Click Here | Guy Fawkes Day | Guy Fawkes mask |
| Click Here | Henry Bill Publishing Company | Bible, publisher, Daniel in the Lion's Den |
| Click Here | How Bridebrook Got Its Name | Thomas Bingham, bride, Bridebrook |
| Click Here | Hurricane of 1938 and Occum Dam | Occum Hydroelectric |
| Click Here | Husbandry Tools | John Reynolds, husbandry tools |
| Click Here | Indian Names | poet, Lydia Huntley Sigourney |
| Click Here | Italian Rope Dancers | Teel House |
| Click Here | Jacques Cousteau's Diving Saucer | Jacques Cousteau SP-350 Diving Saucer |
| Click Here | John Birchard's Home | John Birchard's home |
| Click Here | John Gager's Will | Bean Hill, John Calkins |
| Click Here | King Philip's War | Thomas Howard, King Philip's war |
| Click Here | Linseed Oil | linseed oil, Bean Hll, flaxseed |
| Click Here | Making Paper in the 18th Century | paper mill |
| Click Here | Mohegan Seal | burial ground, cemetery, Mohegan |
| Click Here | Night School in Norwich : 1798 | Consider Sterry, Henry Tirrell, night school, evening school |
| Click Here | Norwich Cemetery Report | Yantic cemetery report |
| Click Here | Norwich Historical Population | population, census |
| Click Here | Norwich Meets in Breed Hall | Breed Hall, civil war |
| Click Here | Norwich Ovoid Carver | Stephen Gifford, John Post, Simon Huntington, Captain Morgan, ovoid carver |
| Click Here | Norwich's Official Beverage: Hot Chocolate | beverage, hot chocolate |
| Click Here | Origin of Leffingwell Name | Leffingwell name, wishing well |
| Click Here | Origins of St. Patrick Cathedral | Cathedral of St Patrick |
| Click Here | Post-Gager Burial Ground | Post-Gager Burial Ground |
| Click Here | Prudence Crandall Controversy | Prudence Crandall, Sarah Harris |
| Click Here | Reid & Hughes | Reid & Hughes, Boston Store |
| Click Here | Residential Development of Norwich | Little Plain Historic |
| Click Here | Sachem Park | Sachem Park, Norwich Witches, Triplane |
| Click Here | Sarah Knight Communion Cup | tavern, Norwichtown, silver cup, Sarah Knight |
| Click Here | Sheffield Cutlers Company | William Backus Sr., cutlery |
| Click Here | Swivel Gun | swivel gun, bonfire |
| Click Here | The County Fair Film | Breed Hall, theater, Billy Rose, John Breed, County Fair |
| Click Here | Thomas Harland Clock | Thomas Harland, clock |
| Click Here | Uncas Hall | Uncas Hall, Frank Chester |
| Click Here | USS Uncas | ship, Navy, named for Norwich, Uncas |
| Click Here | Waterman Point | Waterman Point, Mount Pleasant, barrels, bonfire |
| Click Here | What is Phrenology? | what is phrenology, Lucretia Hubbell |
| Click Here | Who Was General Marquis de Lafayette | Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette |
| Click Here | Wood Type | Wm. H. Page & Co., wood type, Greeneville Connecticut |
| Click Here | World War I Howitzer Cannon Memorial | World War I, cannon, howitzer |