Name/Title
The Boundary Disputes of ConnecticutEntry/Object ID
2008.0831.002Description
"...Islands on the south have been claimed and reclaimed, only to be lost again. How the boundary on the aeast was ever fixed seems a puzzle, in the light of the bitter quarrels extending through several generations betwwn the people of Connecticut and Rhode Island. The northern boundary of Connecticut was thought to be settled three or four times, but almost a hundred years passed before the question was finally determined. The western line, which at first extended tot he Pacific Ocean, and the southern boundary were established at last about a year ago by Act of Congress...."
Physical Description: Hardcover bookCollection
Connecticut StateBook Details
Author
Bowen, Clarence WinthropEdition
First EditionPublisher
James R. Osgood & Co.Date Published
1616 - 1882Publication Language
EnglishCall No.
974.6 B CONNECTICUTNotes
Date: 1882
Copy No.: 1