Iconic Norwich promotes learning about the history and geography of Norwich Connecticut in an interesting and easy to use format. It is an educational site whose aim is to help students, educators, historians and researchers readily access information about Norwich’s history. Iconic Norwich focuses on the history of the 300 years of events and places from 1659 to 1959. It also includes an overview of notable Norwichians who died before 1999.

You can click on any of the icons shown to get started.

The primary goal is for students to have free access to a durable repository of data about people, historic events and trivia surrounding Norwich’s past. The information can be found quickly and can be accessed easily by the general public at no cost. A secondary goal is to provide a platform for the general public to quickly and easily add to the body of knowledge. 

These goals are achieved through :

1) Custom placemarks, and,

2) A Media Library that points to web-based media related to Norwich’s past, and,

3) Trivia Quizzes based on information found in the placemarks or Media Library.

4) The public can add to the media library and placemarks by submitting information on a form provided on this website.

The placemarks provide overviews of events, people, places, and historical tidbits. Every placemark provides at least one web-based link to more detailed information and a web-based link to an image. A text-only reference is provided when web-based links could not be found. There are two types of placemarks; historical and geographical.

Historical placemarks provide snippets of information about notable Norwich historical people, events, places, establishments, and other significant aspects of Norwich history. All historical placemarks have dates and specific locations associated with them. 

The historical placemarks can be viewed by clicking on “Historical Categories”, shown on the left. As this site matures it is expected that more categories will be added.

The geographical placemarks highlight geographical features of Norwich (e.g. monuments, cemeteries, hills, bodies of water, etc. etc.). They do not have a specific dates associated with them.

The Trivia Quizzes are a collection of quizzes that are designed to make learning fun. They are organized by category, so students can choose a topic that is of interest. Each quiz is scored and provides quiz results.

It is desired that you will embrace this effort and will become an active participant in this community effort. Your help is needed to help create more placemarks or quiz entries. Iconic Norwich provides a framework for preservation and learning, but … there are hundreds of historical events or places that need to be added. On the left sidebar, there is a “Contribute Placemark” button. You are invited to contribute a placemark by filling out the form. If you have a photo to add, please email it to: Placemark@IconicNorwich.org