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Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
"Glastonbury, a post-township of Hartford county, Connecticut, on the east side of Connecticut river, 8 miles S. by E. from Hart ford. Population, 3390."
A New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States: Giving a Full and Comprehensive Review of the Present Condition, Industry, and Resources of the American Confederacy ...
Thomas Baldwin (of Philadelphia.)
Joseph Thomas
January 1, 1854
Philadelphia : Lippincott, Grambo & Company 1854.
"Glastonbury, a post-township of Hartford county, Connecticut, on the east side of Connecticut river, 8 miles S. by E. from Hart ford. Population, 3390."
A New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States: Giving a Full and Comprehensive Review of the Present Condition, Industry, and Resources of the American Confederacy ...
Thomas Baldwin (of Philadelphia.)
Joseph Thomas
January 1, 1854
Philadelphia : Lippincott, Grambo & Company 1854.
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- 1655 - Dating back to 1655, Glastonbury has the oldest continually operating ferry in the United States. It runs between South Glastonbury and Rocky Hill.
connecticuthistory.org/ towns-page/ glastonbury/ - 1693 - (Glastonbury, CT) Founded in 1636 as part of Wethersfield and called Pyaug, the area was incorporated in 1693.
connecticuthistory.org/ towns-page/ glastonbury/ - 1819 - Glastenbury
Glastenbury is a post town situated upon the east side of Connecticut river, near the south east border of the county, being eight miles south east...Read MORE... - 1854 - Glastonbury
Glastonbury, a post-township of Hartford county, Connecticut, on the east side of Connecticut river, 8 miles S. by E. from Hart ford. Population,...Read MORE... 
1879 - Julia Smith marries
Miss Julia E. Smith, one of the famous Glastonbury (Conn.) sisters, was married on Thursday of last week to Amos G. Parker, of New Hampshire, who is...Read MORE...- 1890 - Soap Factories Burned
HARTFORD, Conn., Nov. 5. Three units belonging to the J. B. Williams Company of Glastonbury, Conn., and used by them in the manufacture of their soap ...Read MORE... - 1895 - Glastonbury
Glastonbury, glass'on-ber-e, a post-village of Hart ford co., in Glastonbury township, on the E. bank of the Connecticut River, 7 miles below...Read MORE... 
Williams' Jersey Cream Toilet Soap
The J.B. Williams Co., Glastonbury, Conn.
The Ladies' Home Journal
September 1898
Franklin's Drug Store, in the center of Glastonbury, Conn., A friendly town to live in
Section of Main St., Glastonbury, Conn.
Congregational Church
Episcopal Church
Main Street, looking North, Glastonbury, Conn. (1911)
School Street- 1916
Glastonbury, gloss'on-ber-e, a post-village of Hartford co., Conn., in Glastonbury township (town), on the E. bank of the Connecticut River, 7 miles...Read MORE... 
Hale House Restaurant
Main Building and Section of Farm, The Pines, South Glastonbury
The Williams Bros. Manufacturing Company's Silver Plate Factory, Naubuc Avenue- 1949 - Highway Safety Commission Lists 1948 Freak Accidents - Tomato Accident
...Perhaps the freakiest of the runaway accidents was caused by a tomato in Glastonbury last September. A woman had placed a basket of tomatoes on...Read MORE...
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Glastonbury, Connecticut, USA
 - Williams' Jersey Cream Toilet Soap
The J.B. Williams Co., Glastonbury, Conn.
The Ladies' Home Journal
September 1898)
Williams' Jersey Cream Toilet Soap
The J.B. Williams Co., Glastonbury, Conn.
The Ladies' Home Journal
September 1898
Glastonbury, Connecticut, USA
 - Franklin's Drug Store, in the center of Glastonbury, Conn., A friendly town to live in)
Franklin's Drug Store, in the center of Glastonbury, Conn., A friendly town to live in
Glastonbury, Connecticut, USA
 - Section of Main St., Glastonbury, Conn.)
Section of Main St., Glastonbury, Conn.
Glastonbury, Connecticut, USA
 - Congregational Church)
Congregational Church
Glastonbury, Connecticut, USA
 - Episcopal Church)
Episcopal Church
Glastonbury, Connecticut, USA
 - Main Street, looking North, Glastonbury, Conn. (1911))
Main Street, looking North, Glastonbury, Conn. (1911)
Glastonbury, Connecticut, USA
 - School Street)
School Street
Glastonbury, Connecticut, USA
 - Hale House Restaurant)
Hale House Restaurant
Glastonbury, Connecticut, USA
 - Main Building and Section of Farm, The Pines, South Glastonbury)
Main Building and Section of Farm, The Pines, South Glastonbury
Glastonbury, Connecticut, USA
 - The Williams Bros. Manufacturing Company's Silver Plate Factory, Naubuc Avenue )
The Williams Bros. Manufacturing Company's Silver Plate Factory, Naubuc Avenue
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History and News of Glastonbury, Connecticut, USA
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1655 - Dating back to 1655, Glastonbury has the oldest continually operating ferry in the United States. It runs between South Glastonbury and Rocky Hill.
connecticuthistory.org/ towns-page/ glastonbury/
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1693 - (Glastonbury, CT) Founded in 1636 as part of Wethersfield and called Pyaug, the area was incorporated in 1693.
connecticuthistory.org/ towns-page/ glastonbury/
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1819 - Glastenbury
Glastenbury is a post town situated upon the east side of Connecticut river, near the south east border of the county, being eight miles south east... Read MORE...
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1854 - Glastonbury
Glastonbury, a post-township of Hartford county, Connecticut, on the east side of Connecticut river, 8 miles S. by E. from Hart ford. Population,... Read MORE...
1879 - Julia Smith marries
Miss Julia E. Smith, one of the famous Glastonbury (Conn.) sisters, was married on Thursday of last week to Amos G. Parker, of New Hampshire, who is... Read MORE...
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1890 - Soap Factories Burned
HARTFORD, Conn., Nov. 5. Three units belonging to the J. B. Williams Company of Glastonbury, Conn., and used by them in the manufacture of their soap ... Read MORE...
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1895 - Glastonbury
Glastonbury, glass'on-ber-e, a post-village of Hart ford co., in Glastonbury township, on the E. bank of the Connecticut River, 7 miles below... Read MORE...
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1916
Glastonbury, gloss'on-ber-e, a post-village of Hartford co., Conn., in Glastonbury township (town), on the E. bank of the Connecticut River, 7 miles... Read MORE...
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1949 - Highway Safety Commission Lists 1948 Freak Accidents - Tomato Accident
...Perhaps the freakiest of the runaway accidents was caused by a tomato in Glastonbury last September. A woman had placed a basket of tomatoes on... Read MORE...
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