Connecticut - Where the Wealthy Establish
Connecticut is one of the smallest states in the Union but it has a long and illustrious history as well as large cities, small towns, hilly areas, a water coastline and is a short distance away from both Boston and NYC. You can get from any point in the state to any other point in the state in roughly two hours of normal driving time. Connecticut is called the Constitution State because the Mayflower Compact or Constitution drawn up on the Mayflower became the first governing document of the State of Connecticut when it was founded.
My ancestor, Reinold Marvin moved from England in 1635 to Hartford which would eventually become the capitol of Connecticut. See Chapter 1 of “Surviving High Society”. The Hartford area, where I grew up, has become a center of banking and insurance. My adoptive father, to whom I was related, was a banker/lawyer in the bank that is now known as Bank of America.
My grandparents lived a few blocks away from the Mark Twain House in Hartford.
Connecticut is also renowned for its private schools and universities including but not limited to: Taft, Hotchkiss and the Choate /Rosemary Hall Schools as well as Wesleyan University, Trinity College, Yale University and Connecticut College. The Mystic Museum and the port of New London, the home base of the United States Coast Guard Academy are also points of interest in the state. The towns of New Canaan and Greenwich are renowned for the stately homes of those who work on Wall Street.
Interested in learning more about Connecticut? Get your copy of Surviving High Society today!