It's really rewarding to see all these kids here this morning, ... This group, and the generations that follow, is what this is all about. Leaving something as a legacy, something to learn about. I don't think that there is a better thing we could do as a town.
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More John Opie on Wikipedia.The rest of the precinct -- the parade ground, the 1824 field officers' married quarters, the original 1820 barracks, the two-storied stone 1850 barracks and the 1833 soldiers' taproom and a complex of other structures would apparently all go out of military control.
The only information forthcoming so far is that it will cost me around $1500 to obtain access to the 710 pages of material.
Inappropriate development would be a tragedy.
This is the first real piece. It's done, it's workable, ... It's the first link of the trail that's going to run the entire eastern seaboard eventually, and I couldn't be more proud than have it start in Branford.
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