Hello list members. I'm very curious to know why so many Irish immigrants who came to the east coast of the United States went to Jewett City, Connecticut...my own Sullivans included. What was the attraction in this small town that drew so many of them, I wonder? My family was there in 1873, when my great-great uncle Stephen was born. There were many other Sullivan families there, although I don't know if they were related to mine. My Sullivan family eventually moved on to Rhode Island before settling in Massachusetts. This family worked in the textile mills in various places before settling finally in New Bedford, but I've never figured out why they and so many others went to Jewett City. Anyone know the answer? Thanks. Fran Weeks