Sherman's Corner -
Chaplin, CT
Chaplin First selectman Bill Rose was among the
people who identified last week’s photo as
“Sherman’s Corner” in Chaplin. Bill wrote, “In
the era pictured it was a gas station, bus stop,
bar and grill and the local hot spot for night
time entertainment. Today it is the home of the
Bach Dor Cafe
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 N.L.
Sherman's store and gas station.N.L.
Sherman’s gas station and store was located, of
course, at what we now know as Sherman’s Corner
in Chaplin. |
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South Coventry
VillageArt W.
Hall, Jr. tells us that, " this is South
Coventry village taken from High St. area. The
back of this photo post card says "about 1860". |
Coventry -
This is a postcard
pic from a group of postcards sent to us by Dick
Donovan. S. Rand wrote to us and said, "The
location of this waterwork was on the north side
of Woods Lane in Coventry. The factory was on
the south side of the lane. The dam and the
remains of the mill pond remain as does part of
the foundation of the factory. The UMC factory
was actually located located across from the old
Coventry Roller Carnival/Flea Market pavillion
on Lake St. The UMC mill was originally a grist
mill and the building still exists! There was a
trolley crossing located where the blue steel
tank is at this location. This was part of my
old stomping grounds in my younger years. " |
ReviloThe
postcard says, "Revilo, Willimantic, Conn.".
Does anyone know where or what it was? There
were several people with the first name Revilo
in the Willimantic/Mansfield area. I am
wondering if Revilo might be the name of the
boat in the picture? Art Hall gave us some good
info. He says, " I looked in "Images of America
- Coventry" and found similar photos ... with
the same type of boats. No mention of Revilo.
The captions say there were 4 boats owned by L.
E. Wadsworth and used for giving a leisurely
tour around Lake Wamgumbaug. " |
Lake WaungumbaugA
pristine Coventry Lake, better known by locals
at Lake Waungumbaug, that served as a summer
resort for the city dwellers of Willimantic. The
Lake had a casino and dance hall that now serves
as a flea market |
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