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    Gail MacDonald talks about Morton F. Plant, builder of the Branford House at Avery Point

    December 08, 2017 11:00 pm • Last Updated: December 09, 2017 5:11 pm

    Gail MacDonald, associate professor in residence at UConn, joined us to talk about her new book on Morton F. Plant, a millionaire industrialist who built the Branford House at Avery Point in Groton. Her book is titled "

    Morton F. Plant and the Connecticut Shoreline: Philanthropy in the Gilded Age."

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