Excerpt from The Celebration of the Two Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of the Settlement of the Town of Norwich, Connecticut, and of the Incorporation of the City: The One Hundred and Twenty Fifth, July 4, 5, 6, 1909 Several public-spirited citizens of Norwich, who felt that an event so important and interesting as the celebra tion in 1909, of the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the settlement of the town ought to be commemorated in a permanent form, invited me in the autumn of 1911 to undertake the work which I have now accomplished purely as a labor of love. This endeavor to show what Norwich celebrated, why it celebrated and how it celebrated, and to set forth its prosperity in each decade of its long history justifies a large measure of pride in the Town as it is to-day, and of confidence that the coming generation, inspired by the example of those who are now building on the foundation laid by their forefathers, will continue the good work in anticipation of a still more illustrious future. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.