Courant Community Newspaper Article on Our November 5th Tour of Canterbury Green National Historical District

Canterbury Historical Society

November 19, 2016

On November 5, the Canterbury Historical society hosted a group of visitors from UConn as part of the university’s planned outings to visit all 169 towns in Connecticut.

The Courant Community article about the tour is at this link.
http://www.courant.com/community/canterbury/hc-kn-1117-canterbury-history-walk-20161115-story.html

More about the tour on its webpage on this site.
https://canterburyhistorical.org/?event=canterbury-historical-society-hosts-walking-tour-of-canterbury-green-national-historic-district-with-UConn

A few photos on Facebook.
https://www.facebook.com/pg/CanterburyHistoricalSociety.CT/photos/?tab=album&album_id=10154020013618372

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