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    Roseland Cottage

    Roseland Cottage

    4.1(9 reviews)
    11.2 mi

    The Roseland Cottage is truly a beautiful historical gem in CT! I recently took a tour of the house…read moreand it was super interesting. Though the grounds are always open to visitors, guided tours of the house are only available June through mid-October, Thursday-Sunday from 11AM-3PM, every hour on the hour. Timed tickets can be purchased online in advance (and this is recommended). Adult admission is $20. Once I arrived, I was greeted by staff who were very friendly. The tour guide, MaryLou, took me through the house and explained the history of Henry Bowen (the original resident of the house) and his family. She was extremely knowledgeable and it was very interesting! The tour was supposed to last around an hour, but she went for about an hour and 15 minutes. After the tour you are free to roam the grounds and take photos, and there's also a small gift shop. Non-flash photography is allowed inside the house, but no video. Overall I found this to be a really beautiful historical spot in Woodstock, CT and would definitely recommend taking a tour!

    My husband and I had our wedding here, the place was absolutely beautiful and that is the only…read morething that made the venue worth it. Laurie the women who handles Roseland cottage, on the other hand ended up being a bit difficult as our wedding got closer and closer. Sadly on the rehearsal day and wedding day she was rude and did things that we did not agree upon or said she wasn't going to do. She made herself seem understanding up until those days. She gave me sass remarks and honestly made the rehearsal day and wedding day more stressful. The only thing that made it worth it, like I said, was the beautiful venue. But Laurie in the end did make things feel way more stressful and difficult. Our catering was wonderful though, I could not have asked to better catering. They handled Laurie and everything else with class. Thank you renees Bistro.

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    Swamp Meadow Covered Bridge - Fall foliage before the bridge

    Swamp Meadow Covered Bridge

    4.8(4 reviews)
    8.0 mi

    OK, so I'm a cottonheadedninnymuggins. We love covered bridges. We've visited them in NH, VT, IA…read moreand more, and it actually never occurred to us to look in RI for any! Luckily, taking an 'avoid highways' trip we passed the sign in Foster pointing the way to this bridge and since then we have found out there are several, easily accessible, covered bridges in state. Although none of them are the original structures, they are still works of craftmanship and remind of times past. This bridge is just out of sight of the main road. At the time of our visit the roads had been stripped down to dirt and there seemed to be some excavating work going on. Not sure how long it's been like that or how long it will last, but it did not look like a 'new' occurrance. It spans a small creek, at when we visited in the summer it was surrounded by lush greenery making any path to the water impassable. There is a home right next to the bridge and aside from lurkers like us, looks like an idyllic spot for a home. Just before the bridge there is a spot to pull off the road while you take your photos and get a closer look. The road is in use as we had a couple of vehicles pass us while we were exploring the bridge. We did not have enough to turn around an followed the GPS back to the main road we had just come off, further up the route. If you enjoy exploring covered bridges, this is a quick stop along your route and a lovely photo op.

    Covered bridge in Foster, RI. Perfect to view during Fall if you want to see beautiful fall…read morefoliage. I came here today and missed peak foliage by about a week! Most of the trees surrounding the bridge no longer had any leaves. However, the drive to the covered bridge was perfect! There were a ton of beautiful trees near the water, Barden Reservoir. I suggest stopping by the water because the views are beautiful! (About ten minutes before the bridge.) Although I was a bit disappointed when I got to the bridge due to lack of fall foliage, the drive more than made up for it--very peaceful with great views.

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    Swamp Meadow Covered Bridge - Scruffy person in front of the scruffy bridge

    Scruffy person in front of the scruffy bridge

    Swamp Meadow Covered Bridge - Lot of rocks.  Or perhaps trolls

    Lot of rocks. Or perhaps trolls

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    General Putnam Monument

    General Putnam Monument

    5.0(1 review)
    3.5 mi

    In 1718, 22-year old Israel Putnam moved from MA to CT to be a farmer. He ended up in the military…read moreand served with distinction during the French and Indian War, rising to the rank of captain, and then major. But his greatest glory lay ahead. When British bullets killed Massachusetts colonists at Lexington and Concord, legend has it that Putnam became so enraged that he abandoned his plow in the field, jumped on his horse, and rode 100 miles to Boston to join the Revolution. He rose to the rank of Major General and led his troops in the Battle of Bunker Hill (where legend also has it that he uttered the immortal words "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes") and the Battle of Long Island. This fabulous monument has an 8 foot tall bronze statue of General Israel Putnam on his horse. The statue is mounted on s 20-foot tall granite base. It was dedicated on June 14, 1888 and it marks Putnam's grave. Check out the detail of Putnam's Revolutionary War uniform. You'll see boots, a tri-cornered hat, knee britches, and a coat with fancy epaulets. Of course he has a sword dangling from his belt. One interesting detail I saw on the base was a wolf head. Supposedly, as a boy Putnam crawled into a wolf cave and killed a wolf! Plaques on the base are inscribed as follows: Sacred be this Monument to the memory of ISRAEL PUTNAM, Esq. Senior Major General in the Armies of the United States of America, who was born in Salem, in the Province of Massachusetts on the 7th day of January, A.S. 1718 and died on the 29th of May A.D. 1790 Passenger, if thou art a soldier, drop a tear over the dust of a Hero, who ever attentive to the lives and happiness of his men dared to lead where any dared to follow. If a Patriot, remember the distinguished and gallant services rendered thy country by the Patriot who sleeps beneath this marble; if thou art honest, generous and worthy, render a cheerful tribute of respect to a man whose generosity was singular, whose honesty was proverbial; who raised himself to universal esteem and offices of eminent distinction by personal worth and a useful life.

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    Israel Putnam Marker

    Israel Putnam Marker

    4.0(1 review)
    3.5 mi

    His exploits remind me of a comic book super hero…read more In childhood he crawled into a wolf den to kill a wolf. He was minutes away from being burned at the stake by Indians. He was farming at his CT home when he heard of the killings at Lexington and Concord. So what did he do? He abandoned his plow, jumped on his horse, and rode 100 miles in 18 hours to join the revolution. This monument in the form of boulder and bronze plaque commemorates the patriotic life of General Israel Putnam and is located in the center of Brooklyn, CT. It was dedicated on the 200th anniversary of his birth, close to where he operated a tavern with his wife. the plaque's inscription tells his glorious story, his rise to command colonial forces at the Battle of Bunker Hill, and his subsequent promotion to become George Washington's second in command. The full inscription reads: In the field behind this stone after the close of the French and Indian wars, returning from many expeditions to ticonderoga, fort edward, quebec, montreal, havana, detroit, and new orleans lived col. israel putnam here, with his wife (2nd) mrs. deborah (avery gardiner) putnam he dispensed a famous hospitality at the general wolfe tavern near this spot, also, april 20, 1775, putnam received news of the battle of lexington. leaving his plow in the furrow with his son daniel, he rode one hundred miles in eighteen hours, reaching cambridge the next day. there soon after he planned and on june 17, 1775, commanded at the battle of bunker hill receiving thereafter from the continental congress by the hand of washington the first commission of major general (and the only one unanimously voted) which made him second in rank to his chief ----- placed by the town of brooklyn and the colonel daniel putnam association inc. 1918 the 200th anniversary of his birth ----- patriot, remember the heritages received from your forefathers and predecessors, protect and perpetuate them for future generations of your countrymen. The plaque has become difficult to read because of the copper patina over time. Maybe a restoration should be in order for the 300th anniversary of his birth in 2018?

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    Prudence Crandall Museum

    Prudence Crandall Museum

    4.3(6 reviews)
    8.4 mi

    Excellent tour and tour guide by Joan DiMartino, Museum Director and Curator. Joan is a spell…read morebinding extremely knowledgeable lecturer with a vast repository of historical data about the life and times of Prudence Crandall. Prudence Crandall was a Quaker who opened the first school of color for girls in the state of CT in 1831. The school faced exordinary opposition and persecution from the local town government and citizenry of Canterbury. Town merchants refused to sell the school supplies; mobs of town folks broke windows, threw eggs, garbage, poisoned the well with manure and eventually tried to burn the school down. She was arrested and spent a night in jail for starting a school of color without first securing permission from the town council. Prudence was tried 2 times at the state level but was acquitted, it was the first civil rights trails in America. CT passed the Black Laws in 1834 denied black students an education without local town approval which in most cases would not be granted. She and her students eventually were driven out of town and the school closed. Her court case impacted the 13th,14th and 15th amendments to the Constitution. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall cited the Prudence Crandall case as precedent in the over turning of Brown vs The Board of Education which desegregated America's schools.

    It's sad what happened to this house. We went in fall of 2024. The entire upstairs was closed…read moreoff. We had to sign up for a "tour" and pay money to get in. The "tour guide" was a fast talker and rattled off a lot of details about the new version of Prudence Crandall's life which was apparently edited by a legal scholar. We often take out of state company to the Prudence Crandall House. Will not make that mistake again

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    Prudence Crandall Museum - Joan DiMartino, Museum Curator & Site Superintendent gave us a 50 minute guided tour of the Prudence Crandall home and boarding school.

    Joan DiMartino, Museum Curator & Site Superintendent gave us a 50 minute guided tour of the Prudence Crandall home and boarding school.

    Prudence Crandall Museum - Prudence Crandall

    Prudence Crandall

    Prudence Crandall Museum - Information about the museum by parking area

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    Information about the museum by parking area

    Killingly Historical Marker - landmarks - Updated May 2026

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