San Juan, Puerto Rico once had snow delivered by plane for those who had never experienced it

The Merritt Parkway was the first divided-lane, limited-access highway in Connecticut.

This beautiful hand drawn map of Connecticut was created in 1857 by Laura Roys, a student who attended Hartford Female Seminary, an all-female academy in Hartford, Connecticut. The map is beautifully colored, with shades of blue, orange, red, pink, yellow, and violet adorning the border of each city and town.

Wallingford, Connecticut in the 19th century.

Historic bird’s eye view of Stratford, Connecticut from 1882

Bird’s eye view of New London, Connecticut in 1876

Old map showing an aerial view of Ansonia, Connecticut from 1921

Hartford is the capital of Connecticut and one of the oldest cities in the United States. It is home to the nation's oldest public art museum (Wadsworth Atheneum), the oldest public park (Bushnell Park), the oldest continuously published newspaper (The Hartford...

Bridgeport's Young Men's Christian Association was formed in June, 1883, and the association was incorporated one year later. In October, 1888, Dr. I. de Ver. Warner, the president of the association, gave to the society the lot on the northwest corner of Main and...

The Chicken Roost was a restaurant in Bridgeport, CT that was famous for its “As You Like It” southern fried chicken.

The University of Connecticut began its history in 1880, when two brothers…

The Berlin Turnpike is a roadway in Connecticut that served as the primary route connecting Hartford and New Haven during the 1940's - 1960's. The Berlin Turnpike began as the Hartford and New Haven Turnpike, a toll road opened in 1799 that connected the courthouses...

Ansonia is a city in New Haven County, Connecticut that was first settled by…

Lake Compounce, located in Bristol and Southington, CT, is America’s oldest…

New Haven is the second largest city in Connecticut. The city was founded in…

Generations of Stamford, Connecticut residents have attended Dolan Middle…

Bridgeport is a seaport city in the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is the largest city in the…

This vintage map shows New Milford, Connecticut as it looked in 1882.

This old map shows the Forestville section of what is now known as Bristol, Connecticut.

This old map shows Norwich, Connecticut as it looked in 1876.