This Is What Connecticut Looked Like 100 Years Ago… It May Surprise You

Ever wondered what Connecticut might have looked like a hundred years ago? Well, now you don't have to wonder! You can check out these cool photos for a time-traveling experience that will truly amaze you.

This postcard shows the now extinct Shore Line Electric Railway trolley in Chester Center.

On February 22, 1916, a train car derailed in New Haven.

Pomfret School, founded in 1894, had grown in size quite a bit by 1916.

Guilford residents pose with local Indian chiefs Flying Hawk and Buffalo Bill.

This image of Grove Beach Station is a testament to how small and simple everything used to be!

In the 1880s, John Ennis built swimming baths by the sea, but this one in Stamford was destroyed during a storm.

Check out these two men in a Ford Model T!

Watch this short film from 1916 Meriden for an even closer look! Watching the horse drawn carriages pass down the street is too cool for words!

Want more Connecticut history? Check out the state's winter storm of 1978 for another incredible look at the past!