New Britain: Volume III

As the millennium approaches, New Britain residents have an additional reason to celebrate. The Year 2000
marks New Britain‚'s Sesquicentennial anniversary of its incorporation as a town. The year of its founding, 1850, was indeed a pivotal year for this manufacturing hub located in the middle of Connecticut. New Britain was once a rural area dotted with blacksmith shops and mills, but quickly evolved into a thriving manufacturing center. The din of factory whistles and the continuous flow o...