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The creation of the Farmington Quilt was an extraordinary community project involving 120 volunteers who donated their time and talent over a two-year period. Three quilts were made; two were ...
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Shows location of Rochambeau’s Army encampment in Farmington, Conn . on its return march from Yorktown, Virginia. — In Amerique Campague 1782: …
With the American victory at Saratoga, France joined the war against the British. Twice during the war, the commander of the French army, the Comte de Rochambeau, passed through Farmington with his troops. One block up Main Street from “Oldgate” is a sign marking the route of Rochambeau’s two marches through the town.
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