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Historic Georgetown, CT Pictures- Brent M. Colley Collection  
   

Georgetowners at Great Pond 1930's

Smith Street Tennis Court 1930's

Colt Ad Reads: Gilbert Memorial Church, Georgetown, Conn.,
"The Colt Generator gives perfect satisfaction. Our sexton says it is nothing to operate and keep it in working order. The light is fine.
Yours very truly, Rev. Edward S. Sanborn." August 26, 1902.

Gilbert & Bennett 1920s

Gilbert and Bennett Upper Factories and Portland Avenue

Old Stone Mill. Location: Down Old Mill Road, across from the baseball field.

Close up.

Sacred Heart Church in early 1900's.

James Corcoran House. Corcoran donated the land for Sacred Heart Church.

School House on the hill. Built shortly after 1850, this building would be improved and expanded several times to accommodate the growing population of Georgetown.

Lower Factory Dam on Old Mill Road

Close up

Old Mill Road Bridge. Old Mill Road used to cross the Norwalk River, followed it and continue up South Church Street.

Lower Factory Dam on Old Mill Road

Church Street Residence

Exact location not known...likely on North Main Street.

Cross Gable on Church Street

Close Up

Interior of Methodist Episcopal Church

Pipe Organ of the Methodist Episcopal Church

Looking down Church Street. Methodist Episcopal Church left, Sacred Heart Church right.

Close up of left view

Close up of right view

G&B Upper Factory Dam. Built 1849-50

Close Up

Factory view from Portland Avenue

Close up

Factory view from North Main Street

Close up

The Edwin Gilbert House. Torn down in 2005.

Gilbert and Bennett Ad 1893

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Waterman Bates. Civil War Veteran. Lived on Old Mill Road.

John Moore Collection ; Redding Times Collection ; Lynne M. Barrelle Collection

 

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