colony timeline connecticut

By nelsonc88
  • dutch explore connecticut river

    dutch explore connecticut river

    dutch explore connecticut river
  • Period: to

    connecticut

  • William Holmes to found a trading post

    William Holmes to found a trading post

    Plymouth company sends William Holmes to found a trading post
  • first english

    first english

    first english arrive in connecticut
  • thomas hooker foumds hartford

    thomas hooker foumds hartford

    thomas hooker comes from massachucets founds hartford
  • john Winthrop gets charter for Connecticut

    john Winthrop gets charter for Connecticut

    john Winthrop gets charter for Connecticut
  • salem witchcraft trials

    salem witchcraft trials

    salem witchcraft trials
  • several thousand minute men rush to Lexington

    several thousand minute men rush to Lexington

    several thousand minute men rush to Lexington
  • British troops raid new haven

    British troops raid new haven

    British troops raid new haven
  • Eli Whitney produces his first Federal musket contract

    Eli Whitney produces his first Federal musket contract

    Eli Whitney produces his first Federal musket contract
  • Noah Webster creates first important English dictionary

    Noah Webster creates first important English dictionary

    Noah Webster creates first important English dictionary in america
  • first man to set foot on Antarctica

    first man to set foot on Antarctica

    Captain John Davis of New Haven becomes first man to set foot on Antarctica
  • Revolver patented

    Revolver patented

    Revolver patented by Samuel Colt
  • vulcanizing process for rubber develops

    vulcanizing process for rubber develops

    Charles Goodyear develops vulcanizing process for rubber
  • Slavery abolished in Connecticut

    Slavery abolished in Connecticut

    Slavery abolished in Connecticut
  • Lincoln speaks in several Connecticut cities

    Lincoln speaks in several Connecticut cities

    Lincoln speaks in several Connecticut cities
  • first telephone exchange

    first telephone exchange

    first telephone exchange in the world is opened in New Haven
  • first US Navy submarine constructed

    first US Navy submarine constructed

    first US Navy submarine constructed
  • First American state law regulating speed limits

    First American state law regulating speed limits

    connecticut is the First American state law regulating speed limits
  • 67,000 Connecticut men serve in World War I

    67,000 Connecticut men serve in World War I

    67,000 Connecticut men serve in World War I
  • 210,000 Connecticut citizens served in World War II

    210,000 Connecticut citizens served in World War II

    210,000 Connecticut citizens served in World War II
  • worlds first atomic submarine

    worlds first atomic submarine

    worlds first atomic submarine the Nautilus launched at Groton
  • New Constitution approved by voters

    New Constitution approved by voters

    New Constitution approved by voters
  • 65 residents of Connecticut killed in 911 attacks

    65 residents of Connecticut killed in 911 attacks

    65 residents of Connecticut killed in 911 attacks
  • Power plant explosion in Middletown killed five people

    Power plant explosion in Middletown killed five people

    Power plant explosion in Middletown killed five people