Immigration and the Mill: A look at Swedetown

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Destination: Georgetown, Part Four. The Gilbert & Bennett’s mill village, “Swedetown,” was an enclave of Scandinavian heritage in Weston. Listen to Samantha Kulish-Fargione discuss the community’s lasting ethnic impacts.

The Gilbert & Bennett Schoolhouse

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Destination: Georgetown, Part Five. The Gilbert & Bennett Manufacturing Company provided $10,000 for the construction of the first modern schoolhouse in Wilton. Nick Foster examines the company's role in education in the 19th and 20th centuries.

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