Connecticut Icons : 50 Symbols of the Nutmeg State

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Author: Charles Monagan, Editor of Connecticut Magazine
ISBN: 9780762735488

by Charles Monagan, Editor of Connecticut Magazine

ISBN13:
9780762735488
ISBN10:
0762735481
Format: Trade Book
Copyright: 2006-11-01
Publisher: Globe Pequot
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Summary

As with a well-loved family member, it can be hard to nail down in a few words the character of a particular state. A series of images may come to mind instead - the natural wonders, man-made landmarks, familiar haunts and even the native products and foods that express the tone and character of the place we call home. Charles Monagan has been discovering and describing such Connecticut Icons for years on the back page of Connecticut Magazine. Within this gift book are a collection of 50 of his favourites, each with a full-page photograph and entertaining, informative background story. From the Yale Bowl to the hot lobster roll, the U.S.S. Nautilus to the Merritt Parkway, Monagan successfully captures the independent spirit and local pride of this New England state.

Author Biography

Charles Monagan is the editor of Connecticut Magazine and author of The
Neurotic's Handbook and The Reluctant Naturalist. He lives in iconic
Waterbury, Connecticut, with his wife and three children.

Acknowledgments

vii

Introduction

(3)

The Thimble Islands

(2)

Dinosaur Mural

(2)

Candlewood Lake

(2)

Mounds Bar

(2)

Berlin Turnpike

(2)

Blue-Blazed Trails

(2)

Chester-Hadlyme Ferry

(2)

The Colt 45

(2)

UConn Dairy Bar

(2)

The Sleeping Giant

(2)

The Glass House

(2)

The Ninth Hole at Yale

(2)

Hot Lobster Roll

(2)

Church on the Green

(2)

Wiffle Ball

(2)

The Nautilus

(2)

The Top-Sider

(2)

Hammonasset Beach

(2)

Waterbury Train Tower

(2)

Hot Dogs

(2)

The Wildcat

(2)

The Hitchcock Chair

(2)

Pepperidge Farm White

(2)

Heublein Tower

(2)

Raggedy Ann

(2)

American Shad

(2)

Steamed Cheeseburger

(2)

Barn Red

(2)

Yale Bowl

(2)

Eastern Oyster

(2)

Stone Walls

(2)

PEZ

(2)

Connecticut Guide

(2)

Travelers Tower

(2)

Cornwall Bridge

(2)

Post Road

(2)

Gillette Castle

(2)

Silly Putty

(2)

White Clam Pizza

(2)

The Sunfish

(2)

West Rock Tunnel

(2)

Louis' Lunch

(2)

Town Greens

(2)

Charles W. Morgan

(2)

State Capitol

(2)

Merritt Parkway

(2)

Witch Hazel

(2)

Tobacco Sheds

(2)

Castle Craig

100

(2)

Lighthouses

102

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Church on the Green

If the village green is Connecticut's most persistent reminder of its proper New England upbringing, the nearby white-steepled church comes in a close second. For well over 200 years, the soaring spires have peeked over treetops and stood like sentinels along curves in the road from one end of the state to the other, creating a powerful, highly visible community of faith for all to ponder.

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