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Ohev Sholem Synagogue (New London, Connecticut)

The Ohev Sholem Synagogue is an historic former Jewish synagogue building, located at 109 Blinman Street in New London, Connecticut, in the United States. Built in 1919-1920, the building is good example of the Classical Revival and Colonial Revival styles applied to synagogue architecture. The building served a religious function until 1974, when it was sold to a Latino community organization. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995 for its architectural significance, and as part of a multiple property listing of fifteen historic synagogues in Connecticut. Description and history Ohev Sholem is located west of New London's main business district, on the north side of Blinman Street between Truman and Bank Streets. It is a two-story masonry building, built out of red brick mostly laid in Flemish bond. Its entry has double doors separated by an engaged column, set in round-arch openings. A large circular window stands above the doors, within a large brick archway that encompasses it and the doors. Four small windows flank this arch, two on each side. The façade is crowned by a stepped segmental arch with short flanking posts. The interior has a vestibule area, with stairs leading up to a former gallery (now offices), with the main sanctuary including what appears to be an original chandelier, and a recess in which the ark housing the Torah would have been placed. The Ohev Sholem congregation appears to have had its organizational original in a community support organization in which local Jews cared for their ill and infirm. That organization purchased the land on which the temple stands in 1916, and began construction of the building in 1919. The architect of the new building was Dudley St. Clair Donnelly and the builders were carpenter Samuel Brody and mason Thomas Occhialini, all of New London. The building is architecturally significant within the state for its distinctive combination of Classical Revival, Colonial Revival, and Romanesque Revival features. The congregation was merged with another in 1974, at which time the building was sold to La Centro de Comunidad, a Latino community organization. It is likely that certain trappings of Judaism (such as a probably Star of David in the circular window on the facade) have been removed from the building. The former Ohev Sholem Synagogue building was one of fifteen Connecticut synagogues added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995 and 1996 in response to an unprecedented multiple submission, nominating nineteen synagogues. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in New London County, Connecticut References
Old Mine Park Archeological Site

The Old Mine Park Archaeological Site is a historic site in the Long Hill section of Trumbull, Connecticut, United States. It was mined from 1828 to 1920 and during 1942-1946, and has been incorporated in a municipal park. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. Historical significance Hubbard Tungsten Mine at Long Hill The first mention of minerals at Saganawamps, or Old Mine Park, is found in the February 21, 1757 deed giving Howkins Nichols of Stratford a lease for 200 years of 5 acres (2.0 ha) "at a place commonly called Saganawam for obtaining ye ore or mineral substances." Some time around 1818, Ephraim Lane took some samples of rocks he found at Saganawamps to Yale University Professor Benjamin Silliman for identification. Silliman reported, in his new American Journal of Science, that he had identified tungsten, tellurium, topaz and fluorite. Shortly after the articles were published, Ephraim Lane was making specimens available to collectors at a price and apparently to protect his supply of minerals, Lane acquired a lease to 4 acres (16,000 m2) in Trumbull later to be known as "Shagamywamps the mine lot" in 1828 from Elijah Hawley. Lane then leased the land to Thomas R. Hubbard. In 1837 the first (and at the time only) prismatic barite ore of tungsten in the United States was discovered at the mine. It was scientifically studied in 1887 by Adolph Gurlt of the University of Bonn. The area has previously been mined for copper, silver, lead and gold as well as limestone. The Hubbard Mine for tungsten was operated by the Rare Minerals Company from 1898 and later by the American Tungsten Mining and Milling Company, ceasing operations after a fire in 1916. Besides tungsten, the mine was also a source of beryl, opal, topaz, tourmaline and 60 other crystals and minerals in varying quantities. Later on the site was demolished and a Home Depot was built nearby, many of the same crystals and minerals were found on this site. This site is closed for crystal and mineral mining Park The Old Mine Park is a 72.1-acre (292,000 m2) open space created in 1937 on the site of the mine. The park features: An 11-mile (18 km) loop trail for biking & hiking. Two Pavilions and Picnic Area Lavatory Pheobe Meadows multi-purpose field The Trumbull Counseling Center (121 Old Mine Road) Archived July 24, 2010, at the Wayback Machine A walking bridge over the Pequonnock River. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Fairfield County, Connecticut References External links Media related to Hubbard Tungsten Mine at Wikimedia Commons
Old Saybrook High School

Old Saybrook High School is a secondary school located in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, United States. It has a current enrollment of 444. with a student to teacher ratio of about 9.74. Old Saybrook students consistently exceed national and state averages on standardized tests. The school, its students and its teachers have won numerous awards in academics, the arts, athletics and other areas. In 1976, a re-creation of the first submarine ever used in battle, the American Turtle, was designed by Joseph Leary and constructed by Fred Frese as a Bicentennial project. It was christened by Connecticut's governor, Ella Grasso, and later tested in the Connecticut River. It is owned by the Connecticut River Museum and is currently on loan to Old Saybrook Senior High School, where students under the direction of Fred Frese are currently building a working re-creation of that model. Old Saybrook High School is also known for its athletics and art programs. The 2012 wrestling and 2005 boys' basketball teams won their respective state championships. Old Saybrook High School's track and field teams have had much success in the previous years, winning several conference tournaments. Athletics Old Saybrook High School is a member of the Shoreline Conference as well as the CIAC. Old Saybrook High School currently offers the sports: soccer, field hockey, cross country, football (co-op with Westbrook High School), cheerleading, basketball, indoor track, swimming, outdoor track, lacrosse, crew, golf, softball, baseball, and tennis. It also hosts unified soccer and basketball teams. Notable alumni Vin Baker, 4-time NBA all-star and was selected for 2 All-NBA teams Cassius Chaney, professional boxer and former NCAA basketball player for University of New Haven David Brown, American artist References External links Official website
Orange Street Historic District

The Orange Street Historic District encompasses a large residential in the East Rock section of New Haven, Connecticut. Roughly bounded by Orange, Cottage, Eagle, State, and Audubon Streets, this area saw growth between about 1830 and 1900, and includes a broad diversity of well-preserved 19th-century residential structures. It was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1985. At that time, it included 546 buildings deemed to contribute to the historic character of the area. New Haven's early economy was based mainly on trade based around its port. In the 1820s, the Farmington Canal opened, spurring a round of industrial development that was accompanied by population growth. The Orange Street area, located northeast of the New Haven Green, was one of the areas that saw significant development during this period. Around 1850, the city became a railroad transportation hub, and its industrial base expanded significantly. Residential growth in the Orange Street area expanded beyond Clark Street, into an area that was until 1850 farmland. The district is an irregularly shaped area bounded on the northwest by Orange Street, between Audubon and Cottage Streets. The northwestern half of Orange Street is included in the Whitney Avenue Historic District, which abuts the Orange Street Historic District on the west. The southeastern boundary is State Street, although no buildings facing State Street are included. Most of the buildings in the district are residential, and are of wood-frame construction. They are stylistically diverse, with representative examples of styles from the late Federal period of the 1820s to the Colonial Revival of the early 20th century. Gallery See also National Register of Historic Places listings in New Haven, Connecticut References External links New Haven Preservation Trust: Orange Street Historic District
Osborn Memorial Laboratories

The Osborn Memorial Laboratories in New Haven, Connecticut were built in 1913 as the home for biology at Yale University. In the past, they contained both zoology and botany, in the two wings on Sachem Street and Prospect Street (address: 165 Prospect St.). They sit at the base of Sachem's Woods: the original site of Highwood, the mansion of James Abraham Hillhouse. This area is now known as Science Hill and is the site of Kline Biology Tower, Sage Hall (Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies), and chemistry and physics buildings. The building sits across Prospect Street from Ingalls Rink and across Sachem from the former location of the Yale School of Management. It was designed by the architect Charles C. Haight, who also designed buildings of the original Columbia University campus on the current site of Rockefeller Center. Osborn Memorial Laboratories is an entirely masonry structure, down to the sub-basement of unfinished brickwork. Its main arch was once a covered entry for carriages. It contained a library over that same arch, with a faux sky ceiling, now a conference room, and a series of laboratories. The laboratories and offices have been reconfigured many times. Now the first floor and basements are set aside for teaching, the second, third and fourth for research, and the fifth for special facilities on the Sachem Wing, laboratories on the Prospect Wing (where once there was a herbarium). The towers are no longer actively occupied. Work in these laboratories includes that of Joshua Lederberg, G. Evelyn Hutchinson, and others. The main department in the building is now the Yale Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. External links Osborn Memorial Lab - Yale Buildings & Grounds
Osbornedale State Park

Osbornedale State Park ist ein State Park im US-Bundesstaat Connecticut auf dem Gebiet der Gemeinden Ansonia und Derby. Er umfasst auch das historische Osbornedale, ein Museum sowie das Kellogg Environmental Center und weitere Gebiete die zum State's resident curator program gehören. Das Gebiet von 142 ha (350 acre) Größe gehörte der Osborne family, die früher mehrere Metallverarbeitungs- und Textil-Fabriken im Naugatuck Valley Area betrieb. 1956 wurde es von Frances Osborne Kellogg bei ihrem Tod an den Staat Connecticut überschrieben. Geschichte Im 17. Jahrhundert waren es zunächst Trapper und Fellhändler, die das Gebiet am Housatonic aufsuchten. Später wurde in gewissem Umfang nach Silber gegraben und nach dem Amerikanischen Unabhängigkeitskrieg wurde auch Mineralwasser abgefüllt. Frances Osborne Kellogg und ihr Ehemann, Waldo Kellogg, erwarben am Anfang des 20. Jahrhunderts die Farmen, die das heutige Parkgebiet umfassen. Sie führten zwei erfolgreiche Farmen für Osborndale Holstein-Rinder und Milchwirtschaft. Geologie Die Geologie des Parks ist recht abwechslungsreich. Die hügelige Landschaft umfasst vor allem Gneiss, Basalt und metamorphe Gesteine. Der Pgrenzt im Südosten direkt an den Housatonic River und erstreckt sich nach Norden in die Hügel des Naugatuck Valley. Picketts Pond und zwei weitere kleine Stauseen befinden sich im Park. Freizeitmöglichkeiten Im Park gibt es Möglichkeiten zum Wandern, Angeln und Eislaufen. Ein spezieller „Warbler“-Trail ist ausgeschrieben. Siehe auch State Parks in Connecticut Weblinks Osbornedale State Park Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Einzelnachweise
Osbornedale State Park

Osbornedale State Park is a public recreation area occupying 417 acres (169 ha) on the east bank of the Housatonic River primarily in the town of Derby, Connecticut, with a small portion in Ansonia. The state park includes the historic Osborne Homestead, the Kellogg Environmental Center, and an extensive system of hiking trails. The park is managed by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. History The park was formerly the estate of the Osborne family, the owners of metalworking and textile product factories in the Naugatuck Valley area. Frances Osborne Kellogg and her husband, Waldo Kellogg, assembled the property through the acquisition of several farms. The Kelloggs operated two successful farming operations on the land under the name of Osbornedale Farms. One farm specialized in breeding Osbornedale Holstein cows and the other produced milk from a herd of Jersey cows. Prior uses of the park land included silver mining in the years after the American Revolutionary War and bottling of spring water. The 350-acre (140 ha) estate was given to the state of Connecticut by Frances Osborne Kellogg upon her death in 1956. Activities and amenities The park preserves the historic Osbornedale house, which offers tours, as well as an adjacent property that is part of the state's resident curator program. The Kellogg Environmental Center offers educational programs. Hiking trails, a pond for fishing and ice skating, and picnicking facilities are also available. References External links Osbornedale State Park Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Osbornedale State Park Map Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Osborne Homestead Museum

The Osborne Homestead is a two-story Colonial Revival house located in Osbornedale State Park, in the Derby Neck section of the city of Derby, Connecticut. The homestead is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is operated as a museum by the State of Connecticut. It is significant for being the home of Frances Osborne Kellogg, a proponent for equal professional opportunities for women in Connecticut. History The house was originally built as a farmhouse in 1840 in the Greek Revival style. Little is known about the first occupants. In 1867, Wilbur Osborne, who owned and ran several industries in Derby, Ansonia and Bridgeport, and his wife, Ellen Lucy Davis, moved to the house. The couple ran a dairy farm in the surrounding land. Their sole surviving daughter, Frances, took over after her father's death and became a prominent businesswoman – president of the Union Fabric Co., vice president of Connecticut Clasp, treasurer of the F. Kelly Company, and a founding partner of Steels and Busks, Ltd. Of Leicester, England. She married Waldo Stewart Kellogg in 1919, and he took charge of the dairy, using selective breeding to make the herd "famous throughout New England for quality milk production." Waldo Kellogg enlarged and remodeled the house to its current form between 1919 and 1925. Waldo Kellogg died in 1928 but Frances stayed in the house until her death in 1956. Just before she died, she deeded her entire 350-acre (140 ha) estate, including Osbornedale, to the State of Connecticut. The state now operates the house and grounds as the Osborne Homestead Museum; the surrounding land comprises Osbornedale State Park. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 13, 1986. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in New Haven County, Connecticut References External links Osborne Homestead Museum - CT DEEP Osbornedale State Park - CT DEEP
Our Lady of Peace Church (Stratford, Connecticut)

Our Lady of Peace is a Roman Catholic church in Stratford, Connecticut, part of the Diocese of Bridgeport. History The area served by the church was home to 120 Catholic families in 1938. This church is a replica of a country church in Normandy, France and is located in the Lordship section of Stratford. It was designed in 1939 by the highly regarded local church architect J. Gerald Phelan. The design of this church was featured in the quarterly publication of the Liturgical Arts Society. The church also owns a parish hall designed by Andrew G. Patrick of Stratford. Briefly a pastor for the parish in 1988, Reverend Albert McGoldrick was accused in the Catholic sexual abuse scandals. The church was a site for relief supplies after the June 2010 tornado. References External links Our Lady of Peace - Website Archived 2011-04-19 at the Wayback Machine Diocese of Bridgeport
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish (Quaker Hill, Connecticut)

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish is a church designated for Polish immigrants in Quaker Hill, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1904, it is one of the Polish-American Roman Catholic parishes in New England in the Diocese of Norwich. Originally located in New London, the congregation built their first church on Huntington Street in that city in 1915, designed by New London architect James Sweeney. The building was designed in the Gothic Revival style. When planned expansion of Interstate 95 threatened the church building in the 1970s, the congregation moved to their current building in Quaker Hill in 1973. Bibliography Olson, James Stuart (1987). Catholic immigrants in America. St. Mary of Czestochowa Church. The 150th Anniversary of Polish-American Pastoral Ministry. Webster, Massachusetts: St. Joseph Basilica. September 11, 2005. Geller, Herbert F. Ethnic History Series: European Immigrants and the Catholic Church of Connecticut, 1870-1920. THE SUNDAY POST: Dolores Liptak.: CS1 maint: publisher location (link) The Official Catholic Directory in USA External links Our Lady of Perpetual Help - Diocesan information Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine Our Lady of Perpetual Help - ParishesOnline.com Diocese of Norwich
Parafia Matki Bożej Nieustającej Pomocy w Quaker Hill

Parafia Matki Bożej Nieustającej Pomocy w Quaker Hill (ang. Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish) – parafia rzymskokatolicka położona w Quaker Hill, Connecticut, Stany Zjednoczone. Była jedną z wielu etnicznych, polonijnych parafii rzymskokatolickich w Nowej Anglii z mszą św. w j. polskim dla polskich imigrantów. Ustanowiona w 1904 roku. Parafia została dedykowana Matce Bożej Nieustającej Pomocy. Wspomnienie liturgiczne obchodzone 27 czerwca. Bibliografia The 150'th Anniversary of Polish-American Pastoral Ministry. Webster, Massachusetts: St. Joseph Basilica, September, 11, 2005. (ang.). James Stuart Olson: Catholic immigrants in America. St. Mary of Czestochowa Church, 1987. (ang.). Herbert F. Geller: Ethnic History Series: European Immigrants and the Catholic Church of Connecticut, 1870-1920. The Sunday Post: Dolores Liptak. (ang.). Linki zewnętrzne Diocese Norwich (ang.) Our Lady of Perpetual Help – Diocesan information. norwichdiocese.org. [zarchiwizowane z tego adresu (2011-07-18)]. (ang.) Our Lady of Perpetual Help – ParishesOnline.com (ang.)
Outer Island (Connecticut)

Outer Island is a 5-acre island located in Long Island Sound. It is one of the Thimble Islands, a small archipelago just south of Stony Creek, a hamlet of Branford, Connecticut. Outer Island is the southern terminus and most remote island found within this archipelago. It is on the ten units of the Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge. The island was transferred to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service in 1995 by Elizabeth Hird. This island provides habitat for marine and avian wildlife. It is maintained in a cooperative partnership with Southern Connecticut State University and currently used ecological laboratory and an outdoor natural classroom by school groups from the city of New Haven. Visitors are able to access Outer Island via a small public dock and beaching are on the leeward side of the island. There is a small interpretive center that is staffed by volunteers during the summer season. Student volunteers also work on improvement projects on the island in conjunction with the Friends of Outer Island organization and the National Fish and Wildlife Service. See also Thimble Islands Outer Lands References Wealthy Widow Buying Up Thimbles, "New Haven Register", January 22, 2006, page A1 Half a Mile Off the Coast; Stacey Stowe; "In the Region/Connecticut", New York Times, July 30, 2006; Real Estate page 10. External links Friends of Outer Island Outer Island is at 41.2420°N 72.7605°W﻿ / 41.2420; -72.7605﻿ (Outer Island)
Packerville Bridge

The Packerville Bridge is a historic stone arch bridge carrying Packerville Road over Mill Brook in Plainfield, Connecticut. Built in 1886, it is one of less than twenty surviving 19th-century stone arch bridges in the state and is a well-preserved example of vernacular 19th-century masonry bridge technology. The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. Description and history The Packerville Bridge is located in a rural setting southwest of Plainfield's central village, carrying Packerville Road over Mill Brook just north of its junction with Lowes Way. The bridge is located just downstream from the Packerville Dam, a remnant surviving element of a 19th-century mill that stood nearby at the time of the bridge's construction. It is a masonry arch bridge with cut-stone barrels and rubble spandrels spanning 26 feet (7.9 m) and a total structure length of 31 feet (9.4 m). The roadway width is about 20 feet (6.1 m), and is set about that distance above the water flow. The bridge was built in 1886 after a major flood washed away most of the town's bridges. It was built out of stone because locations below mill dams were considered at greater risk of flooding owing to dam breaches, and stone bridges were thought to be better able to withstand that type of event. The stone was quarried near Westerly, Rhode Island. The principal alteration to this structure was changing the guard rails from stone to metal in the 20th century. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Windham County, Connecticut List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Connecticut References