Betty Oderwald, president of the Connecticut State Society, U.S. Daughters of 1812, and a resident of Fairfield, shared information Sunday about the War of 1812 and Fairfield's role in it as she stood in front of a powder house from that era, which is behind Tomlinson Middle School. Oderwald said the Fairfield powder house is the only remaining example in Connecticut of powder houses that were used to store gunpowder and ammunition during early American history. Photo: Meg Barone / Fairfield Citizen freelance
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