Dates of Historic Norwich Events
| Month | Day | Year | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | Every | New Year's Day |
| January | 19 | Every | birthday |
| January | 30 | 1710 | Samuel Huntington birthday |
| January | 16 | 1737 | Freshet floods Norwich |
| February | 14 | Every | Presidents' Day |
| February | 14 | Every | Valentine's Day |
| February | 17 | Every | St. Patrick's Day |
| February | 28 | 1729 | Flood in Norwich |
| March | 4 | Every | Mardi Gras |
| March | 21 | Every | Greg birthday |
| March | 22 | Every | dummy 1 |
| April | 1 | Every | April Fools Day |
| May | 1 | Every | May Day |
| May | 26 | Every | Memorial Day |
| June | 19 | Every | Juneteenth |
| July | 4 | Every | Independence Day |
| August | 15 | Every | Who knows |
| September | 1 | Every | Labor Day |
| September | 4 | 1720 | Flood in Norwich |
| October | 31 | Every | Halloween |
| November | 11 | Every | Veteran's Day |
| November | 22 | Every | Thanksgiving |
| December | 25 | Every | Christmas Day |
| December | 7 | Every | Ellen birthday |
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Did You Know That ….
Herbert Lerou won the June 7, 1920 election for the Mayor of Norwich by a ONE VOTE margin? It was the closest mayoral election in Norwich’s history.
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The Clinton Mills Company was organized for the production of ladies cloth, dress goods, and cloaks in 1864. The firm was led by J.D. Sturtevant, president; Francis Cabot, secretary and treasurer; and A.P. Sturtevant, agent. The company operated a sizable mill along the Yantic River in the Bean Hill section of Norwich and by the late 1880s employed 130 hands. By the early 1890s, the firm maintained 10 sets of carding machines and 56 broad looms and turned out 165,200 pounds of woolen dress goods per year.
The Clinton Mills Company continued to operate until 1910, whereupon the firm was purchased by its agent, Lewis J. Saxton, who reorganized it as the Saxton Woolen Corporation.
After changing ownership several times, the building is known today as the Turner and Stanton Mill.
Third Meeting House Floor Plan
The image below shows the ground floor plan of the 3rd meeting house during the years 1756-1761. The arrangement and seating for the gallery (a.k.a. second floor) can be viewed in Info Source 2). The minister’s family sat next to the Pulpit, and below him sat the Deacons.
Before 1791, the pews were not sold yearly. Instead, they were family possessions, and two names on the same pew-box did not always indicate joint occupancy but possibly an inheritance or a sale from one owner to another.
The floor plan shows the layout and the prices paid for the pew boxes. Upon inspection, it is clear that pews nearer the front and center were more valuable.
The first annual pew sales (a.k.a. rentals) occurred in 1791.
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Benedict Arnold Jr., the notorious traitor, was baptized in the third meeting house on 01/11/1741. During the time period of this floor plan, he would have been about 19 years old. Upon inspection of the floor plan, Benedict Arnold Sr. paid £18 for his family’s pew box (pew box #45). Eighteen British pounds in 1760 would be worth approximately $6,000 in today’s dollars.
In the 1760s, the Arnold family sat in one of the best pews in the meeting house, symbolizing their high community status. However, as the Arnold family’s finances declined and his father’s alcoholism increased, the family underwent the public humiliation of being resigned to the gallery for poor people.
Benedict Arnold Junior’s father was arrested on several occasions for public drunkenness and was refused communion at the church. Benedict’s mother, Hannah Waterman Arnold, was cruelly reminded every Sunday of how her family’s fortunes had fallen.
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This presentation was delivered at the Eliza Huntington Home on February 26, 2025