Monday, January 30, 2023

New England's National Historic Landmarks: Connecticut


The National Register of Historic Places contains more than 85,000 sites, but only some 2,500 of them have been listed as National Historic Landmarks. New England is home to hundreds of these particularly significant structures, objects and places.

Above:
The Great Seal of the State of Connecticut

CONNECTICUT
Portland Brownstone Quarries, Portland

Active since 1690, these quarries were the source of brownstone for Boston and other urban areas.