The Raggies are a group of people that live in the northwestern part of the state of

Connecticut Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its cap ...

. Their ancestors were said to be iron workers in the forges on and around Mount Riga in

Salisbury Salisbury ( ) is a cathedral city in Wiltshire, England with a population of 41,820, at the confluence of the rivers Avon, Nadder and Bourne. The city is approximately from Southampton and from Bath. Salisbury is in the southeast of Wil ...

, also known as "Mt. Raggie" in the local area. The term "Raggie" generally connotes an economically poorer white person, often of old

Yankee The term ''Yankee'' and its contracted form ''Yank'' have several interrelated meanings, all referring to people from the United States. Its various senses depend on the context, and may refer to New Englanders, residents of the Northern United St ...

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* ''Legendary Connecticut'' by David E. Philips * ''Reverence for Wood'' by Eric Sloane {{ISBN, 9780486433943 History of subcultures New England