Middletown, Ct - Couverture souple

Hubbard, Robert E; Hubbard, Kathleen O; Middlesex County Historical Society

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0738562130 ISBN 13 : 9780738562131

Editeur : Arcadia Publishing (SC), 2009

Synopsis

In 1650, Middletown earned its name due to its location, halfway between the mouth of the Connecticut River and the first Connecticut settlement of Windsor.

Growing from a key Native American village into a colonial one, then into a major seaport, Middletown eventually became the wealthiest town in Connecticut by the mid-1700s. In the early 1800s, although international disputes adversely affected Middletown's seafaring trade, manufacturing prospered. Factories turned out everything from ship hardware and textiles to sleigh bells and sidearms for Union army officers. Trolleys encouraged suburban expansion while railroads, and later highways, greatly influenced commercial development, while many immigrants from Europe made Middletown their home around the turn-of-the-century. Today, Middletown is perhaps best-known as the location of Wesleyan University, one of the "Little Three" liberal arts colleges.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Robert Hubbard is an associate professor at Albertus Magnus College in New Haven, and Kathleen Hubbard is an educator in the Middletown school system. Both were born in Middletown and attended Middletown public schools. Most of the photographs in Middletown have been selected from the Middlesex County Historical Society's collection.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0738562130
• ISBN 13: 9780738562131
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 128
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• Personne responsable: non disponible