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1.	Albert E. Lavery letter to Gov. Wilbur L. Cross	Merritt Parkway (Conn.); Highway planning; Connecticut. Merritt Highway Commission	1932 Dec. 22	Lavery suggests that the Gov. Cross should take an active role in determining whether the Merritt Highway should be a boulevard or an ordinary trunk line road. If the decision is for a boulevard then he...

2.	Alfred N. Phillips, Jr. letter to Gov. Wilbur L. Cross	Merritt Parkway (Conn.)	1938 June 17	U.S. Rep. Phillips accepts Gov. Cross's invitation to attend the opening of the Merritt Parkway on June 29, 1938..

3.	Alfred N. Phillips, Jr. telegram to Gov. Wilbur L. Cross	Merritt Parkway (Conn.); MacDonald, John A.; Grand jury	1938 June 24	U.S. Rep. Phillips states that Gov. Cross's invitation to former highway commissioner John A. MacDonald to participate in the Merritt Parkway opening is an insult to the Merritt Parkway grand jury members...

4.	Anna Wills Bigelow letter to Gov. Wilbur L. Cross	Merritt Parkway (Conn.); Highway planning; Wilton (Conn.)	1931 Mar. 17	Bigelow expresses concern that the proposed route of the Merritt Highway passed in front of her home in Wilton.

5.	Apple orchard at beginning of Merritt Parkway in Greenwich	Merritt Parkway (Conn.); Orchards; Greenwich (Conn.)	circa 1934-1940	Apple orchard at beginning of Merritt Parkway in Greenwich

6.	Arborio contract landscape division unloading pines on Merritt Parkway in Greenwich	Merritt Parkway (Conn.); Roadside plants; Greenwich (Conn.)	1939	Arborio contract landscape division unloading pines on Merritt Parkway in Greenwich

7.	Beginning construction of the Merritt Parkway Housatonic River Bridge on the Milford side	Merritt Parkway (Conn.); Housatonic River Bridge (Milford and Stratford, Conn.); Bridges--Design and construction; Milford (Conn.)	1940	Beginning construction of the Merritt Parkway Housatonic River Bridge on the Milford side

8.	Beginning construction of the Merritt Parkway Housatonic River Bridge on the Milford side	Merritt Parkway (Conn.); Housatonic River Bridge (Milford and Stratford, Conn.); Bridges--Design and construction; Milford (Conn.)	1940	Beginning construction of the Merritt Parkway Housatonic River Bridge on the Milford side

9.	Black Bridge, Pine Meadow	Covered bridges--Connecticut--Pine Meadow.		Title supplied by cataloger.; Scope and content: This 172-foot covered bridge was built over the West Branch of the Farmington River in 1874 and destroyed in a flood in March of 1936.

10.	C. Ruutz-Rees letter to Gov. Wilbur L. Cross	Merritt Parkway (Conn.); Bridges, Stone; Bridges, Concrete	1934 July 23	Ruutz-Rees suggests that the Merritt Parkway bridges should be stone-faced rather than concrete. She encloses a letter from Elon Hooker asking the governor to consider the Bronx Parkway records.

11.	Camp Robinson, East Hartland.	Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.). Company 180.; Photographs.; Young men--Employment.; Public service employment--Connecticut--Hartland.; Forest conservation--Connecticut--Hartland.; Tunxis State Forest (Conn.)		Title supplied by Cataloger.; Scope and content: This Civilian Conservation Corps work camp, located in the Tunxis State Forest, was established on June 13, 1933 and accepted single, unemployed men between...

12.	Caroline Ruutz-Rees letter to Gov. Wilbur L. Cross	Merritt Parkway (Conn.); Highway planning; Roadside improvements	1933 Nov. 2	Ruutz-Rees suggests that the commissioners for beautification of the highway be involved from the planning stage rather than called on when the plans are completed and the highway laid out.

13.	Cider Brook Bridge, Avon.	Bridges, Iron and steel--Connecticut--Avon		Title supplied by Cataloger.; Scope and content: This bridge was built in 1904 and taken down in August 1950. (Mills took this photograph in June 1950.) A replacement bridge, begun in May 1950, was completed...

14.	Civic Clubs of Trumbull plaque on the Merritt Parkway	Merritt Parkway (Conn.); Plaques, plaquettes; Civic Clubs of Trumbull (Trumbull, Conn.)	circa 1950 - 1952	Civic Clubs of Trumbull plaque on the Merritt Parkway

15.	Civic Clubs of Trumbull plaque on the Merritt Parkway	Merritt Parkway (Conn.); Plaques, plaquettes; Civic Clubs of Trumbull (Trumbull, Conn.)	circa 1950 - 1952	Civic Clubs of Trumbull plaque on the Merritt Parkway

16.	Civic Clubs of Trumbull plaque on the Merritt Parkway	Merritt Parkway (Conn.); Plaques, plaquettes; Civic Clubs of Trumbull (Trumbull, Conn.)	circa 1950 - 1952	Civic Clubs of Trumbull plaque on the Merritt Parkway

17.	Civic Clubs of Trumbull plaque on the Merritt Parkway	Merritt Parkway (Conn.); Plaques, plaquettes; Roadside plants; Civic Clubs of Trumbull (Trumbull, Conn.)	circa 1950 - 1952	Civic Clubs of Trumbull plaque on the Merritt Parkway

18.	Civic Clubs of Trumbull plaque on the Merritt Parkway	Merritt Parkway (Conn.); Plaques, plaquettes; Civic Clubs of Trumbull (Trumbull, Conn.)	circa 1950 - 1952	Civic Clubs of Trumbull plaque on the Merritt Parkway

19.	Comstock covered bridge	Covered bridges--Connecticut--Colchester.; Covered bridges--Connecticut--East Hampton.		Title supplied by Cataloger.; Scope and content: This 80-foot covered bridge with an open enclosed 30-foot approach span was jointly erected by the towns of Colchester and Chatham (now East Hampton) in...

20.	Connecticut State Highway Department Merritt Parkway field book 2, pages 2-3	Merritt Parkway (Conn.); Roads -- Design and construction. Greenwich (Conn.)	circa 1933-1939	Survey diagram for Merritt Parkway in Greenwich from King Street to Riversville Road

21.	Cornwall Bridge covered bridge.	Covered bridges--Connecticut--Cornwall.		Title supplied by Cataloger.; Scope and content: This 127-foot oak structure, once known as Ferry or Lewis's; Bridge, was probably built over the Housatonic River in 1841 to replace an earlier bridge at...

22.	Covered bridge, Gaylordsville.	Covered bridges--Connecticut--Gaylordsville.		Title supplied by Cataloger.; Scope and content: This covered bridge was built over the Housatonic River in 1876 to replace the covered bridge that had been washed away in the spring of 1854. It was replaced...

23.	Covered bridge, Kent	Covered bridges--Connecticut--Kent.		Title supplied by Cataloger.; Scope and content: Bull's Bridge was built over the Housatonic River between Kent and Gaylordsville in 1842 at a cost of $3000. Named after Jacob Bull who built the first...

24.	Covered bridge, New Milford	Covered bridges--Connecticut--New Milford.		Title supplied by Cataloger.; Connecticut History Online.; Scope and content: This covered bridge, built over the Housatonic River at Bridge Street in 1854, was swept away in a flood in 1904. It was replaced...

25.	Covered bridge, Satans Kingdom	Covered bridges--Connecticut--New Hartford.		Title supplied by Cataloger.; Scope and content: Kingdom Bridge, 227 feet in length, was built in 1856 below Pine Meadow at a point where the Farmington River enters a gorge. It was replaced in 1916 by...