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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;pennywise, post: 757936, member: 17940&quot;]Here is the one I picked up in the same auction Darryl, probably one you don&#039;t see too often..</p><p><img src="http://i585.photobucket.com/albums/ss294/jaymag22/FrogPrint.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>If your wondering why anyone would want a Frog print, let me explain. The image is from an obsolete note from Windham, Ct., which is 1/2 hour from my home, here is the note..</p><p><img src="http://i585.photobucket.com/albums/ss294/jaymag22/WindhamBankNote.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>and here is a very short explanation why the frogs are on the note,</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; During the summer of 1754, Colonel Eliphalet Dyer recruited a local regiment to fight in the French and Indian wars. Those left behind in Willimantic were vulnerable to attack. During a steamy-hot June night, their worst fears were realized. Unearthly screams emanated from the darkness. Young boys and old men grabbed muskets and fired blindly into the night. Many believed that the day of judgment had arrived; others hid under their beds. At dawn, the awful truth was revealed. Hundreds of dead and dying frogs were discovered in a dried -up millpond close to the town. Their screams were the sounds of their battle to find moisture in the drought-ridden pond. From that time on, Windham became known as the scene of the &quot;Battle of the Frogs.</p><p>Here is a picture of the present day bridge in Windham </p><p><img src="http://i585.photobucket.com/albums/ss294/jaymag22/images.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Now I need to find the note to add to my collection. In the last pic, those are Frogs on each side of the bridge entrance.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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