The stories of Southeastern Connecticut, CT
29 narrated audio stories from across Southeastern Connecticut — hidden history, true crime, food legends, and local lore from its towns, landmarks, and back roads.
Thread City Crossing
Where Thread City Meets the Frog Legend
A bridge that turned local memory into public art.
Willimantic
How Thread City Kept Spinning
A town, a river, and the takeover that made thread its identity.
Willimantic
When Thread City Chose to Govern Itself
A mill village grows into a city with a government of its own.
Thread City Crossing
Why Willimantic Put Frogs on Spools
A bridge that turns local history and legend into public art.
The Mill Museum
Where Thread City Still Has Walls
An old mill makes Willimantic’s textile past feel immediate and human.
Thread City Crossing
The Bridge That Made Willimantic Smile
How a replacement bridge became Willimantic’s signature landmark.
Willimantic
When Thread City Chose City Hall
A mill village grows up and claims a government of its own.
Willimantic
When Thread Made a Town
How Willimantic became Thread City under American Thread Company.
Willimantic
When Willimantic Stopped Being a City
A mill town kept its name after losing its city government.
Windham Textile and History Museum
How Thread Made a City
A mill town remade by linen thread, river power, and human labor.
Windham Textile and History Museum
Where Thread City Still Has a Pulse
An old mill makes Willimantic’s textile past feel vividly human.
Thread City Crossing
Where Main Street Learned to Tell a Story
A practical bridge became Willimantic’s most memorable landmark.
Willimantic
When Willimantic Became a Music Destination
How one small club gave a mill town a mighty musical reputation.
downtown Willimantic
When the Shaboo Put Willimantic on the Music Map
A mill town club drew major performers and a statewide following.
Willimantic
When Thread City Folded Back Into Windham
A mill village kept its identity after losing its separate city government.
Willimantic
How Thread Made a City
The mills that turned Willimantic into Thread City.
Leffingwell House Museum
A House That Kept the Seventeenth Century
In Norwichtown, one early Connecticut house still holds its original story.
Norwich
From Self-Taught Lawyer to Connecticut’s Wartime Statesman
Samuel Huntington’s rise from self-education to national and state leadership.
Leffingwell House Museum
Where Commerce Met the Cause
An old Norwich house reveals how business helped fuel revolution.
Norwichtown Historic District
Around the Green, a Town Keeps Its First Shape
How Norwichtown still holds the shape of Norwich’s beginning.
Leffingwell House Museum
A House That Kept Its Century
In Norwichtown, an early house still carries the shape of colonial life.
Norwich
Samuel Huntington’s Long Road to Public Trust
From self-education to governor, Samuel Huntington’s rise reshaped a Connecticut life into national service.
Norwich
Before the Betrayal, Benedict Arnold Was a Norwich Son of War
How a Norwich-born officer won fame before treason defined his name.
Norwichtown Historic District
Around the Green, a Town’s First Portrait
How Norwich’s first center still holds the shape of its founding life.
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