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 Glastonbury Historical Marker - Glastonbury, CT Posted by:  neoc1
N 41° 42.706 W 072° 36.486
18T E 698989 N 4620539
Glastonbury Historical Marker is located in Center Green at the intersection Main Street and Hebron Avenue in Glastonbury, CT.
Waymark Code: WM183VK
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 05/25/2023
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The Glastonbury Historical Marker is a blue sign with white lettering. The marker gives the history of Glastonbury, CT. It is inscribed:
{Seal of the State of Connecticut}
STATE OF CONNECTICUT
GLASTONBURY
Formerly part of Wethersfield, the town was
named for Glastonbury in England. Its thirty-
four original farms, running from the River
three miles east “into the wilderness,” were
the first officially surveyed by Connecticut
Colony, 1639-40. In 1673 an additional five-
mile tract (Eastbury) was purchased from the
Indians. By Act of the General Court,
Glastonbury became an independent town in 1693.
Town meetings and selectmen governed until
voters adopted council-manager government in
1959.
The home of Glastonbury's first minister,
the Reverend Timothy Stevens, stands one mile
south of this Green. The birthplace of Gideon
Welles, Secretary of the Navy under President
Lincoln, stands to the north on Hebron Avenue.
(Continured on other side)
{Seal of the State of Connecticut}
STATE OF CONNECTICUT
GLASTONBURY
(Continued from other side)
Glastonbury made gunpowder for the Revolution.
The factory exploded in 1777, but was soon
rebuilt. Water powered mills produced cotton,
wool, and paper. In the 18th and 19th
centuries many ships were built here.
In 1842, J. B. Williams began the first
shaving soap manufacturing company in America.
Williams soap, Pratt’s anchors, Roser's
pigskin, Hale's peaches, and Arbor Acres
chickens became well-known Glastonbury
products.
Local women submitted America's first anti-
slavery petition to Congress in 1840. Among
early champions of women's rights were
Glastonbury's Smith Sisters.
Erected by the Town of Glastonbury
and the Connecticut Historical Commission
1976
Marker Name: Glastonbury
Marker Type: Urban
Date Dedicated / Placed: 1976
Additional Information: Not listed
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