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Welcome to the 3rd installment of the Summer 26 issue themed "America at 250," a special, expanded issue with double the content! Scroll to the bottom to find the password and read the full magazine.

Magdalena Pawlowski
Jun 15, 2026
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When the Connecticut River Decided Independence

by Matthew Warshauer © Connecticut Explored

Sons of Liberty confronting stamp agent Jared Ingersoll in September 1765 and forcing his resignation. Courtesy of the Wethersfield Historical Society.

Contemporary residents of Connecticut know well the division created by the long tidal river that flows through th…

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