By Emily E. Gifford (c) Connecticut Explored Inc. Winter 2012-2013 Read as a PDF Subscribe/Buy the Issue! On January 1, 1863, to celebrate the Emancipation Proclamation, the city of Norwich fired a one-hundred-gun salute and rang bells for an hour. Norwich was the only Connecticut city to stage such an exuberant display over the beginning … Continue reading When Norwich Celebrated the Emancipation Proclamation