Prudence Crandall Museum

Prudence Crandall, CT’s female hero opened the academy for African-American women in April 1833. Crandall and her students braved harassment and legal battles for almost 17 months until a mob…

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Finnish American Heritage Society, Inc. (FAHS)

Built in 1924 by Finnish American Education Association as a social center for the Finnish community, the Heritage Society today has a Heritage Center, with a library and research archives. The Society’s purpose is to assist members in learning, collecting, preserving, and enjoying the Finnish-American traditions, customs, history, and cultural heritage.

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Hart’s Greenhouse & Florist, LLC – Canterbury

Hart’s is a family owned greenhouse, garden center and gift shop that has been in business for over 25 years with three locations in eastern CT. Hart’s grows well over a million plants each year, including the best annuals, perennials, herbs, roses, and hanging baskets.

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Aspinook Pond

301-acre pond covers Canterbury, Griswold & Lisbon. The Quinebaug River flows through the pond and this boat launch is on the Quinebaug. Paddle south for access to the pond. The…

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Canterbury Town Green

Canterbury Town Green offers a 1.5 mile easy loop, but beware of traffic. A National Historic District with more than 32 varied architecturally and historically significant properties dating from 1709…

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Canterbury Public Library

Canterbury Public Library is one of our Libraries of The Last Green Valley! Dictionaries describe “library” as a place set apart to contain books, periodicals, collection of manuscripts, publications, films,…

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