The Stamford Historical Society, April 17, 2005 – March 31, 2006

Portrait of a Family: Stamford through the Legacy of the Davenports

A few lines composed on the dark day. May 19, 1780. [New Hampshire? 1780]

From: An American Time Capsule: Three Centuries of Broadsides and Other Printed Ephemera (LOC)
(image colorized for this exhibit)

back to Abraham Davenport
Whittier Poem

Introduction

Stamford’s Colonial Period 1641–1783
The Later 18th Century and Stamford’s American Revolution
The Coming of the Railroad, Immigrants and Industrialization

The Dark Day
Davenport Coat of Arms
Davenports gather to launch exhibit at Historical Society

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