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The Powder Mill Barn is one of the top wedding and event venues in north-central Connecticut. (Courtesy of Polly Sweet)
ENFIELD, CT This week s trek to a Hidden Gem takes us to the upper regions of the state and a rustic, 19th century former factory that once helped win the Civil War for the Union and now helps celebrate the union of happy couples.
The Powder Mill Barn is one of the top wedding and event venues in north-central Connecticut. It is located just a quarter-mile from busy Route 190 in the Hazardville section of Enfield, yet is secluded at the bottom of a hill, adjacent to a babbling river, just like in the 1860s.
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A mid-1970s look at a cleanup effort at the deteriorating old Hazardville Youth Center. (John Zirolli)
ENFIELD, CT Today s throwback takes us once again into the pages of John Zirolli s delightful book of photos and stories, entitled I Took a Little Trip to My Hometown. Here we see a mid-1970s cleanup effort by some unidentified Enfield youths at the Hazardville Youth Center, located inside a landmark building which had fallen into serious disrepair: the Hazardville Institute.
Built in 1869, the Italian-revival style Institute at various times housed a meeting hall, library, community theater and Grange Hall prior to its use as the youth center. As Enfield Athletic Hall of Fame honoree Bill Cantin recalled in his 2004 induction speech, There was a long, narrow basketball court on the second floor.