FREE Seven Miles to Farmington Poster for Teachers

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George Henry Durrie’s Seven Miles to Farmington, ca. 1853, offers viewers a glimpse into rural life in Connecticut in the mid-nineteenth century. His depiction of travelers and workers approaching a country inn on a winter day allows us to tease out information about transportation, leisure, labor, society, politics, and daily life in the 1850s—topics that are explored throughout this website. At the same time, Durrie’s idyll of Connecticut suggests the importance of an emerging sense New England regional identity.

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