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Visiting Connecticut?

Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism, One Financial Plaza, 755 Main Street, Hartford, CT 06103, 860-256-2800

Visit Norwich

Norwich Tourism Office, 69 Main Street, Norwich, Connecticut, (860) 886-4683. Office Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8:30 AM-4:30 PM. norwichct.org

Rose City Renaissance, Norwich Main Street Program, 77 Main Street, Norwich, CT 06360, 860.887.3289, info@rosecityrenaissance.com

Visit Southeast Connecticut

Eastern Regional Tourism District, 32 Huntington Street, New London, CT 06320, 860/444-2206, Fax: 860/442-4257

The Last Green Valley
Quinebaug-Shetucket Heritage Corridor, Inc., 107 Providence Street, Putnam, CT 06260, 860-963-7226, 866-363-7226 toll free, quinebaug.shetucket@snet.net
The Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley or northeastern Connecticut and south-central Massachusetts has been called "The Last Green Valley" in the sprawling metropolitan Boston-to-Washington corridor. Forest and farmland make up more than 70% of its 695,000-acres. cite: thelastgreenvalley.org

The Last Green Valley lies only an hour from 3 of New England's 4 largest urban areas. Its 300,000 inhabitants reside only 2 1/2 hours from 25 million people. This relatively undeveloped rural island in the midst of the most urbanized region in the nation makes it a resource of local, regional, and national importance. thelastgreenvalley.org

Mystic Coast & Country, 101 Water Street, Suite 102, Norwich, CT 06360, 860/204-0310, Fax: 860/204-0327, mycoast.com

Mystic Country is a 1,800 square-mile region of southeastern New England, covering the eastern third of Connecticut and Westerly, RI, and also includes Mystic, New London, Putnam, Norwich and Woodstock, Connecticut. Mystic Country encompasses more than 50 towns, villages, sovereign nations and cities in two states (CT and RI).
mysticmore.com

New London Main Street, The Atrium, Suite 101, 165 State Street, New London, Connecticut 06320, 860-444-CITY (2489), Fax: 860-444-7196

Norwich History Resources

The History of Norwich, Connecticut From Its Possession By the Indians, To the Year 1866 (1660-1866), by Frances Manwaring Caulkins
Standard reference on the history of Norwich, Connecticut was published in 1874 by H.P. Haven. It can be found at most genealogical libraries, and is also available electronically from Google Books online. Contains complete book. Searchable.
Available at the following Connecticut libraries: Connecticut College & Trinity College.

Old Houses of the Ancient Town of Norwich, 1660-1800, by Mary Elizabeth Perkins
Written in 1895 and published by The Bulletin Company. In Perkins own words, "This book is one of a projected series of volumes, which willaim, to give an account of the old houses of Norwich, their owners and occupants, from the settlement of the town to the year 1800." Available electronically from Google Books online.
Available at the following libraries: Yale University & Harvard University.