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Are You Looking For a
or a Memorial Hall? A fire-proof vault for storing town records was included, as well as New Way to Get Healthy?
cells in the basement for holding prisoners!

So, you may be wondering how this structure passed as a memorial
to our fallen soldiers. At the Centennial Celebration in October of
1886 the upstairs hall was dedicated to those who died in service I am a Chiropractor today
because my life was turned
during the Civil War; a marble plaque was placed outside the hall around by the power of an
with the names of the fallen inscribed on it. Sheldon Thorpe has adjustment. As a young child,
“ mother did not know where
thoughts about this as well: I suffered from a myriad of un-
explained health issues. My
There is a wide divergence of opinion
to turn. When I was six years
as to whether after all this building fitly ex-
old, I began getting adjust-
presses its builders’ design. The only discov-
ed regularly. Immediately,
erable external features of a memorial na-
began to thrive as a normal
ture are these words raised on granite blocks my health improved and I
across its front: child should. Then, in 1990, I
1886. MEMORIAL fractured my spine during a
To the stranger such is an indefinite in- Dr. Dawn Tobin skiing accident. My choice to
scription. So many memorial structures are seek chiropractic care quite literally saved my life. My
erected from other than patriotic motives in body was able to heal without risky drugs or surgery.
Had I not known about the power of Chiropractic. I may
this day, that the lack of specific statement, not be here to share my story.
either by word or device, makes this pile val-
ueless as an object lesson. Furthermore, even Our principle is simple, your
within its doors no emblem to denote its body has the power to heal
character is seen until a small marble tablet, itself; it was designed that
six feet by three, set in the vestibule on the way. This power flows from
second floor is pointed out as containing the your brain to your body over
names of those who died in service during the spinal cord and a vast
the Rebellion. network of nerves. When
stresses in our lives cause
a shift in the spinal bones,
there is interference in that
brain to body connection.
Over time, this leads to dys-
function, and often sickness,
pain and disease.
I want to be your family’s Chiropractor.

We have one goal in our office - to remove this inter-
ference so that your innate healing power flows and
your body works perfectly, the way it was intended to.
We have created an environment that allows you to get
adjusted in an efficient and affordable way. Since 1996,
Dr. Dawn Tobin has helped thousands of people regain
their health with natural Chiropractic care. If you are
frustrated with your current state of health and look-
ing to try something new, please call our office today
Now, more than one hundred years later, the town hall has under- to schedule a NO-CHARGE CONVERSATION with the
gone many structural changes. The “memorial hall” was remodeled doctor. Find out how we can help!
(it was found to be unsafe for large crowds) and converted to offic- ON-SITE DIGITAL X-RAY
es and a meeting room. A new facade in the colonial revival style
has replaced the half round front. Additions have been built on the
first floor to accommodate the business of modern government. But
what of the memorial? The “memorial hall” is gone - the plaque re-
moved and placed in the lower level of the Cultural Center, now the
North Haven Historical Society’s museum. There is little left to hint
at the building’s origins. As Thorpe surmised, “ they could better 28 Washington Avenue, North Haven, CT
afford to wait the unerring verdict of time”; what is YOUR verdict 203-234-2664
- should our forefathers have built a monument or a memorial hall? EXPERIENCE YOU CAN TRUST!

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