Historical Marker

Watertown

Historical marker location:
37 DeForest Street, Watertown, Connecticut
( Marker is on DeForest Street (U.S. 6) 0.1 miles south of Veterans Hill, on the right when traveling south.)
Marker installed: 1979

In 1650, Connecticut passed a law that prohibited the use of tobacco on the Sabbath. Violators were subject to a fine of one shilling.
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