@callcress on Instagram: "Dantown Was a Thriving Connecticut Community Before It Was Flooded #dantown #stamfordct #newcanaanct #history Beneath the Laurel Reservoir on the Stamford–New Canaan border lies Dantown, Connecticut’s own lost city. Once a bustling 19th-century community known for oak-spun baskets so essential they became local currency, it vanished in 1923 when Stamford flooded the valley to secure its water supply. Today, only fading gravestones and submerged stone walls remain, occas

Annalee Beck | Artist on Instagram: "CONNECTICUT 🍁✨🌳 For Connecticut’s stamp, I painted an oak tree with bright fall leaves as a reference to the legendary Charter Oak, one of the state’s most enduring symbols of freedom and resilience. The fall foliage also celebrates New England’s famous autumn foliage, which makes Connecticut so stunning in the fall. My husband and I have also been watching Gilmore Girls for the first time this fall and I’m currently obsessed with everything small-town Conn