• Under the Spreading Chestnut Tree
    Coll.001 Fold. 003 Doc. 004 Preston City Blacksmith Shop Sign
Under the Spreading Chestnut Tree
Under the Spreading Chestnut Tree
Under the Spreading Chestnut Tree
Under the Spreading Chestnut Tree

Under the Spreading Chestnut Tree


March 31 1968 (Date published)
15" H X 12" W
Coll. 001 Fold. 003 Doc. 004  Under the Spreading Chestnut Tree
The front page and two pages of the Courier, the Norwich Bulletin Magazine. 
Articles describes the significance of the Preston City Blacksmith Shop being the only known blacksmith shop in Eastern CT or even CT.  It goes on to describe the history dating from 1871.  At the time of the article, the shop had been purchased in 1965 by Palmer Steffenson, a Preston resident.
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