by Mrs. Marguerite Karlsen
Blacksmith shops, one of our early industries, have been located literally all over the Town of South Windsor. One of the first blacksmiths was Thomas Burnham. Joseph Rockwell had a blacksmith shop on Main Street. Increase Clapp was the noted Blacksmith of East Windsor Hill. (Incidentally, in 1820, he was elected sheriff, so was a blacksmith by day and a sheriff by night!) Other smiths include Nathan Pelton, John Moore, Mr. House of Wapping, Nathaniel Burnham, James Crickmore, William Stoughton and Benjamin Gilman.
Please note that despite possible inaccuracies, we will include the description of each quilt square as published in the 1995 revised and corrected second edition booklet. This second edition was published in celebration of South Windsor’s “sesquicentennial” anniversary, 1845-1995, and was dedicated to the memory of Gail Woodard, who passed away in 1994. The revised edition was compiled by Charles E. Woodward in September, 1995, with the assitance of Doris Burgdof who provided many historical corrections.