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Dorence Atwater
Dorence Atwater (February 3, 1845 - November 26, 1910) was a Union Army soldier and later a businessman and diplomat who served as the United States Consul to Tahiti. In July 1863, during the American Civil War, Atwater was captured by the Confederate Army and found himself among the first batch of prisoners at the notorious Andersonville prisoner-of-war camp. He is notable for having created the Andersonville Death Register while imprisoned there, which recorded the identities of his fellow prisoners. He secretly made a copy of his list of the dead and missing which later allowed him, in cooperation with Clara Barton, to mark the graves of otherwise unknown soldiers. After the Civil War, Atwater was sent to the Seychelles and later Tahiti as a United States Consul. He was a proficient businessman who worked with lepers and other charities and was beloved by the Tahitian people, who named him "Tupuuataroa" (Wise Man). Early life Dorence Atwater was born in Terryville, Connect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terryville, Connecticut
Terryville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States, and is the largest village within the town of Plymouth. In the 2010 census, Terryville had a population of 5,387, out of 12,243 in the entire town of Plymouth. The village is named for Eli Terry Jr., the son of the well-known clockmaker Eli Terry Sr. Terryville is also home to the Lock Museum of America. There is a water wheel located in downtown Terryville that is dedicated to the son of Eli Terry Sr. Geography Terryville is in the eastern part of the town of Plymouth and the southeast corner of Litchfield County. The community is bordered to the east by the city of Bristol in Hartford County, and it is north of Waterbury in New Haven County. U.S. Route 6 passes through the center of Terryville, leading east into Bristol and west into Thomaston. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Terryville CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.95%, are water. The Pequabuck Rive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
