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The Thread City
The Thread City. Look at this photograph
carefully. It is the
rontispiece to the H. W.
Rich's Thread City publication.
But is this
actually Willimantic? If so, where was the
photograph taken? Also, can anyone name the
buildings?
We suspect that this is the
photograph of another town,
and that somewhere
there is a book that
boasts a picture of
Willimantic.
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Natchaug School
Original wooden building
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Natchaug School - 1957
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First District
Schoolhouse.
This building sat on the corner of Windham and
Valley Sts. It was razed in
preparation for the
building of what would be
called the
Frederick R. Noble School.
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First District Schoolhouse
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Windham Street School
Children 1904
(this school replaced Dist. 1 school)
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Second District Schoolhouse
Located near Linen Company |
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Windham High
School
Prospect Street Facade
This rare picture ishows the Prospect St. façade
of
the original Windham High School. It was
built in 1896
was destroyed by fire in 1913 This
picture was made
from a collection of glass
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The
first Windham High School,
destroyed by fire in 1913.
A
colorized version of the
Windham
High School postcard.
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Windham High School - 1913
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View
of the first Windham High School
from Windham St.
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Normal School
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Normal School
Under construction
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Model School
Originally built as the Model
School
for the Normal School, it was later
renamed
for longtime prncipal Frederick R Noble. |
Architect's rendering of new
Model
School for Willimantic State
Teacher's
College. It replaced
the original model
school which was destroyed by
a fire.
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ECSU
Ffirst dorm north of Prospect Street |
State Trade School
This building started out as the Turner Silk
Mill and later became
, as the sign says, the
State Trade School. It stood on the
corner of
Valley and Bank Streets.
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Trade School
Young men are working on their projects as
part
of their Electrical Department course
work at
the Willimantic Trade School
which was located
on the corner of Valley and Bank Streets
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Trade School
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Oaks School
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