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First settlers of Hartford, Connecticut, 1636

Thomas Hooker's congregation migrates from Massachusetts to settle Hartford, Connecticut, 1636.
Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Roger Williams escaping to Rhode Island, 1635

Roger Williams's exile from Massachusetts Colony to Rhode Island, 1635.
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Native American canoe in the Georgia wilderness

Savannah River at the time of James Oglethorpe's first visit to Georgia, 1700s.
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