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April 24: New Haven Founded as a “New Jerusalem” – Today in Connecticut History
https://todayincthistory.com/2025/04/24/april-24-new-haven-founded-as-a-new-jerusalem-3/
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In the 1630s, John Davenport, like many Puritan ministers preaching in cosmopolitan and decadent London, yearned to create a “New Jerusalem.” This “heavenly city” wou…