Shelton History Center chooses Henry Brownson for 2nd best facial hair

... for NoShaveNovember

SHELTON - Our second contender at Shelton History Center for best facial hair this #noshavenovember is Mr. Henry Brownson.

This October 1869 wedding photograph of Henry I. Brownson and Anna Maria Booth shows off Brownson's impressive facial hair.

He had purchased the home now known as the Brownson House in 1866.

The couple had four children and the only boy, Harry Booth Brownson, is half of the couple that the Brownson House now covers with its 1913 interpretation of the house at the Shelton History Center at 70 Ripton Road.

This is shared from the Shelton History Center Facebook page.