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Danbury Railway Museum

Danbury, Connecticut

Danbury Railway Museum

This historic railway museum may have lost its passengers but not its love for trains.

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"Danbury Crowns Them All" dominates the cafe's wall.

Danbury, Connecticut

'Danbury Crowns Them All' Sign

A jewel of early electric boosterism once again charms Connecticut's historic "Hat City."

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Added by tedkillmer11

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The courthouse where the demon possession plea was entered

Brookfield, Connecticut

Demon Murder Trial Sites

Connecticut sites linked to the only trial to ever use demonic possession as a criminal defense.

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Added by JWOcker

6 MILEs FROM Danbury

North Salem, New York

Balanced Rock

Glacial erratic, or man made dolmen?

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Added by zenopox

7 MILEs FROM Danbury

Close up of statue

Ridgefield, Connecticut

Watermelons on a Greek Statue

What appears to be an act of fruit vandalism is actually a cultural statement.

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Added by lewblank

8 MILEs FROM Danbury

Fairfield State Hospital

Newtown, Connecticut

Fairfield Hills Hospital

This abandoned psychiatric hospital once housed more than 4,000 patients in the middle of a quaint New England town.

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Added by Daniel

8 MILEs FROM Danbury

South Salem, New York

Wolf Conservation Center

Protecting the future of some of the rarest and most misunderstood mammals of North America.

41.2796, -73.5849

Added by meganmichelle

10 MILEs FROM Danbury

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