Graham Crackers. If you love graham crackers, you can thank Suffield.(Keep reading) This is a 2-sided marker from the CT Historical Commission in the familiar white lettering on a blue background, It’s located in a strip of grass on Route 75 in front of a bank. It tells us that Suffield was not only first named Southfield, but it was originally a part of Massachusetts due to some shoddy surveying back in the day, way back in 1670. The town was incorporated in 1674, the same year that the town’s first baby was born –the baby had the awesome name of Mindwell Old. The plaque says that the American cigar industry was started here, and to this day tobacco remains an important local crop, Over the years, Suffield has«produced many leaders in religion, education, politics, insurance, agriculture, business, as well as the arts». The reverse of the plaque lists some of the most accomplished Sons of Suffield who benefited the country. One of the more amazing names I saw was Sylvester Graham(1794 – 1851). He is listed as «inventor of graham crackers and bread».
