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Norwich America250 committee outlines Liberty Pole, Huntington and Black/Indigenous commemorations
Summary
The Norwich America250 committee presented an update to the Norwich City Council on its plans for the 250th commemoration, describing a slate of projects the group expects to stage or support in 2026 and beyond, and asking the city for help with approvals and promotion.
The Norwich America250 committee presented an update to the Norwich City Council on its plans for the 250th commemoration, describing a slate of projects the group expects to stage or support in 2026 and beyond, and asking the city for help with approvals and promotion.
The committee — which the presenters said formed in 2022 as an affiliate of the America250 Connecticut Commission and is operating under the Norwich Historical Society as fiduciary — listed three headline initiatives: a commemorative Liberty Pole on the Norwich Town Green, a Samuel Huntington–focused program timed to his July birthday, and a set of memorials and public-history projects to recognize Black and Indigenous Revolutionary War veterans from the Norwich area.
“And the Historical Society…
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