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Town of Old Lyme Honors 16 More Lives Once Enslaved in Community
By Jolie Sherman NBC Connecticut on June 3, 2022 Historians are remembering the lives of those who were enslaved in Old Lyme. Now, 30 brass plaques known as Witness Stones can be found along Lyme Street and McCurdy Road as a way to recognize both enslaved African and Native Americans and sites of enslavement in…
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Witness Stones Old Lyme Installs 16 Additional Plaques Marking Enslavement Sites
On LymeLine.com on June 3, 2022 OLD LYME – The Old Lyme Witness Stones Project is installing 16 new Witness Stones—historical plaques commemorating the lives of enslaved and indentured African Americans and Native Americans, who labored in the historic town of Lyme. The plaques will be placed on Lyme St. and McCurdy Rd. in Old Lyme. Continue…
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Witness Stones Project Installation Ceremony Honoring the Forgotten in Old Lyme
Friday, June 3, 2022 10:00 a.m. Hosted by Lyme-Old Lyme Middle School at The Old Lyme-Phoebe Griffin Noyes Library 2 Library Lane, Old Lyme, Connecticut The community is invited to gather on the Lawn of the Old Lyme Library to celebrate the second installation of Witness Stones on Lyme Street, extending this year to…