tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18653650.post3123292777861419292..comments2024-03-28T22:51:39.946-04:00Comments on Waterbury Thoughts: Whipping Post on the GreenRaechel Guesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00877208684670929373noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18653650.post-19571439381970126202017-07-20T09:11:55.690-04:002017-07-20T09:11:55.690-04:00Some facts on the history of slavery in Connecticu...Some facts on the history of slavery in Connecticut and the use of whipping as a punishment for racial infractions. http://slavenorth.com/connecticut.htmIntegrated Systemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12326071120855371015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18653650.post-30286871186693965202017-07-19T18:51:59.905-04:002017-07-19T18:51:59.905-04:00I know we live in an era (Trump era) where people ...I know we live in an era (Trump era) where people believe that their thoughts/beliefs scan replace facts, but they can't. A simple google Image search for "whipping post" shows the variety of designs used, around the world, including this one. Or, for those of us who also like to go old school, there's the public library. Check your history books, whipping post just like thisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18653650.post-51335439097436757552017-07-19T16:44:50.853-04:002017-07-19T16:44:50.853-04:00I think there are some missing pieces to this hist...I think there are some missing pieces to this history and object. That looks to have a metal base, which I would think would be unlikely for the time period. The wood doesn't seem to be that old either. It's my impression that most whippings took place while they were actually in a stockade versus being bound to a pole. I would think a device used to restrain someone during corporal Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03279528794095276421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18653650.post-69280834409454281282017-07-18T22:01:57.717-04:002017-07-18T22:01:57.717-04:00Enjoyed your whipping post article and beautiful p...Enjoyed your whipping post article and beautiful paintings of Waterbury.<br />Born in Waterbury where I have many fond memories, my mother was raised and grandparents are buried. Erica H. Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13359649696687029201noreply@blogger.com