When Lyman Beecher moved to Litchfield in 1810, he wouldn’t have known that one of his descendants would alter the course of American history. The town green in Litchfield includes a very cool memorial plaque dedicated to Lyman Beecher and his children. The monument is on the site of the church where Beecher preached from 1810 – 1826. One of Reverend Beecher’s children became a pivotal figure in American history and a catalyst in the abolition movement. Harriet Beecher(Stowe) was born in 1811, just a half mile away. In 1852, she published Uncle Tom’s Cabin, an anti-slavery book that helped rocket America toward it’s Civil War. The memorial was erected by the Litchfield County University Club in 1908. It’s another great example of the incredibly rich history that seems to pop up in every corner of this small state.
