Approved Story
1
Format
Hide on the following page types:
Front Page
Tag Pages
Topic Pages
Community Pages
Region Pages
Region
News Item Format
Standard
Story Cluster
Autocurated
1
External ID
695023
During the American Revolution, infamous traitor Benedict Arnold, a Norwich native, led the British army on a raid of the coastal Connecticut town of New London, where his forces burnt most of the village to the ground. Today, residents burn the traitor in effigy as an annual celebration and a unique way to remember their history, according to the Associated Press (AP). The sleepy town of New London is not likely a household name for most Americans. The Long Island Sound city boasts a small population of just over 27,000....