History of Poquonnock Bridge by Carol Kimball, 1981. Parts 1-3

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

2025.001.036

Scope and Content

Program recording, presentation on the history of Poquonnock Bridge by Carol Kimball at the Groton Public Library, April 2, 1981. Carol Kimball presents her research on the history of Poquonnock Bridge, Groton. Subjects include the Pequot tribe, Boston Post Road, John Winthrop Jr., Winthrop farm, Benjamin Avery, Poquonnock bridge, 1648/9 Poquonnock lottery, Skull Plain, James Avery Jr., Poquonnock Bridge Fire Dept., railroad, Smith homestead and Smith Lake, Avery-Morgan Cemetery, Denison Smith, Morgan Noyes, Moses Ashbey, early homes in Poquonnock Bridge, Henry Gardiner, the Poquonnock driving park, Mary Virginia Goodman, Griswold Hotel, Midway Yard, Johnson Hardware, Groton & Stonington Trolley, Morton Plant, Groton Town Hall. 3 recordings (part 3 appears to be a duplicate recording of part 1)

Collection

Oral History Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2025.001

Source or Donor

Found in Collection

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Audiocassette

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Audiotape

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Sound Communication Media

Nomenclature Class

Sound Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Search Terms

Poquonnoc Bridge, Poquonnock Bridge, Poquonnock Bridge Fire Department, Poquonnock Bridge Fire Co. No. 1, Poquonnock Bridge Fire District, Poquonnock Bridge Volunteer Fire Co., Trumball Airfield, Trumbull Airport, Groton & Stonington R.R. Co., Griswold Hotel, Avery-Morgan Cemetary, Johnson Hardware

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

MP3

Archive Details

Creator

Carol Kimball

Date(s) of Creation

1981

General Notes

Note

Notes: original file name: #14 - Kimball, Carol - 1,2of3 - April 2 1981 #15 - Kimball, Carol - 3of3 - April 2 1981 #16 - Carol Kimball - Poquonnuck Bridge History