Experience 300 Years of Norwich History
The primary goal of this website is to educate the public about Norwich, Connecticut’s rich heritage and history spanning the 300-year period from 1659 to 1959. The site offers quick and easy access to an extensive collection of media, focusing on Norwich’s historical events, places, and other interesting tidbits.
This site is entirely free of charge
IconicNorwich.org features over 3,000 concise articles and numerous historical maps of Norwich. The articles are organized into more than 30 categories. The Media Library connects you to thousands of historical web-based links from Norwich. Several quizzes, prepared presentations, and crossword puzzles are provided to enhance the learning environment.
You are invited to add or contribute to new or existing placemarks by filling out the form in the “Contribute Article” section.
Recent Updates to IconicNorwich.org
Added: Norwich’s Historic Churches Category: Click Here
Added: 1887-Present: Congregation Brothers of Joseph: Click Here
Added: 1874-Present: Park Congregational Church: Click Here
Added: 1842-1854: Main Street Congregational Church: Click Here
Added: 1796-1959: First Methodist Church ~ Bean Hill: Click Here
1821-1907 Lucretia Hubbell: Adventurer
Norwich History … It Never Gets Old
Lucretia Bradley Hubbell was a creative, imaginative woman who led a rich, full, and colorful life. The story of her, her husband Algernon S. Hubble, and their adopted daughter exemplifies how a bold Norwich couple in the late 1800s lived a unique, unconventional life. She spent the last 34 years of her life in Norwich as an advocate for community development, a medical practitioner, a patent medicine developer, a regional lecturer, and a mother. Before moving to Norwich, at age 34, Lucretia became the first woman in the United States to fly solo in a gas-filled balloon.
Click the link below to learn more about Lucretia Bradley Hubbell.
1854: Explosion of Miss Bradley’s Baloon
An historical fiction novel by Bob Dees about Norwich's 1850s Gold Mining Co.
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