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Don't tell us George Washington didn't sleep here

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Hilltop Farm in Sterling, CT, is a 12.5-acre farm where popular American Revolutionary figures such as George Washington and Rochambeau once stayed. The historical farm is one of the 12 existing 18th-century homes that comprise the Sterling Hill. The place served as encampments to French troops during the American Revolution.

Publisher: Yankee Publishing, Inc.
Publication Name: Yankee
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0044-0191
Year: 1999
Connecticut, Farms, Historic sites, Sterling, Connecticut

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You must have been a beautiful baby

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Woman's Home Companion magazine ran a series of Better Babies Contests in 1913 and 1913 in an effort to promote infant health and hygiene. Babies were judged using a variety of physiological criteria, and winners received trophies and between $10 and $100 in gold.

Author: Dorey, Annette Vance
Publisher: Yankee Publishing, Inc.
Publication Name: Yankee
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0044-0191
Year: 1993
Infants, Competitions

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