[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.] [@callcress](/creator/tiktok/callcress) "Before Connecticut Was Woke It Was Wide Awake #hartford #connecticut #activism #history Before Connecticut was woke it was Wide Awake. In 1860 Hartford store clerks escorted Abraham Lincoln by torchlightlaunching a youth-led political movement to stop the spread of slavery. Within months Wide Awakes were marching nationwide rallying voters and flipping elections. It all started in Hartford"  [@callcress](/creator/tiktok/callcress) on [TikTok](/post/tiktok-video/7531443611154533687) 2025-07-26 17:28:08 UTC 5123 followers, 1763 engagements "Norwalk CTs Manresa Island: From Power Plant to Public Paradise #norwalkct #island #history Austin and Allison McChord are transforming Norwalks long-abandoned Manresa Island into one of the most ambitious public parks on the East Coast. Once home to a coal- and oil-fired power plant the 125-acre site will feature beaches trails geothermal pools a playscape and an indoor water parkall anchored by a towering smokestack and a repurposed turbine hall. The nonprofit-led project is already underway with major progress expected by 2030"  [@callcress](/creator/tiktok/callcress) on [TikTok](/post/tiktok-video/7528195804247444791) 2025-07-17 23:24:47 UTC 5120 followers, 141.9K engagements
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"Before Connecticut Was Woke It Was Wide Awake #hartford #connecticut #activism #history Before Connecticut was woke it was Wide Awake. In 1860 Hartford store clerks escorted Abraham Lincoln by torchlightlaunching a youth-led political movement to stop the spread of slavery. Within months Wide Awakes were marching nationwide rallying voters and flipping elections. It all started in Hartford"
@callcress on TikTok 2025-07-26 17:28:08 UTC 5123 followers, 1763 engagements
"Norwalk CTs Manresa Island: From Power Plant to Public Paradise #norwalkct #island #history Austin and Allison McChord are transforming Norwalks long-abandoned Manresa Island into one of the most ambitious public parks on the East Coast. Once home to a coal- and oil-fired power plant the 125-acre site will feature beaches trails geothermal pools a playscape and an indoor water parkall anchored by a towering smokestack and a repurposed turbine hall. The nonprofit-led project is already underway with major progress expected by 2030" @callcress on TikTok 2025-07-17 23:24:47 UTC 5120 followers, 141.9K engagements