Birth Place of Noah Webster - West Hartford CT
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nomadwillie
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The birthplace of Noah Webster creator of the Dictionary of the American Language. The home was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1962
Waymark Code: WMVZ1A
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 06/13/2017
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At 227 S. Main St. is the Birthplace of Noah Webster (i 758-1843), renowned American lexicographer. It is an added lean-to, salt-box house of 1676. The ell and the paneling, some of which is very good, date from the i8th century. The rear wall represents some of the earliest New England brick work.
p428 Connecticut: a Guide to its Roads, Lore, and People, 1938
I had a great conversation with the museum curator. He indicated that Noah Webster and the definitions of words, was one of the uniting factors of the original colonies, establishing a common meaning to our language. Today the home is a museum.
Book: Connecticut
Page Number(s) of Excerpt: 428
Year Originally Published: 1938
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