Stonington Tricentennial Open House Days, 1649-1949, Ticket and Map
DraftsmanDrawn by
C. Russell Neagle
(American, 1913 - 2006)
PublisherPublished by
Stonington Tercentenary Committee, Inc.
(American, founded 1949)
Date1949
MediumLithography; printed in black ink on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 15 x 10 3/4in. (38.1 x 27.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 19 1/8 x 11 7/8in. (48.6 x 30.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Newton C. Brainard
Object number1950.554.1
DescriptionMap of the town of Stonington, Connecticut, with insets of Mystic, West Mystic, North Stonington and Stonington. The town is divided into three sections, each of which correspond to Open House Days on different dates. There are numbers inscribed within circles on the map that correspond to three lists on the verso announcing the private houses that were open to the public. Below the map is information about where the tickets were sold, as well as about additional tricentennial events and the scholarships funded by the profits.
Label TextStonington was settled in 1649 by a group of colonists from Plymouth, Massachusetts. The town's tercentenary celebration in 1949 was a lengthy and lavish affair, lasting from August 6 to August 27. In addition to the house tour featured on this map, there was also a huge parade featuring different modes of transportation through the ages, a parade of the Stonington fishing fleet, sailboat races, a beauty pageant, dances, dinners, and historic recreations.
NotesCartographic Note: No scaleStatus
Not on view
2022 May 31