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To Lay Out Fine Streets
Gain some insight into New Haven’s little green signs with these selections from Doris B. Townshend’s The Streets of New Haven: The Origin of Their Names. * * * Beacon...
To Lay Out Fine Streets
Gain some insight into New Haven’s little green signs with these selections from Doris B. Townshend’s The Streets of New Haven: The Origin of Their Names. * * * Beacon...
With Its Dignified New Name
Learn how Fair Haven became Fair Haven in this excerpt from Doris B. Townshend’s Fair Haven: A Journey Through Time. * * * The village of Dragon on the banks...
With Its Dignified New Name
Learn how Fair Haven became Fair Haven in this excerpt from Doris B. Townshend’s Fair Haven: A Journey Through Time. * * * The village of Dragon on the banks...
History Repeated
In historian Doris B. Townshend’s last name, the silent “h” stands for history, literally. After crossing the Atlantic from England, the name was Americanized to “Townsend,” before Charles Hervey Townshend,...
History Repeated
In historian Doris B. Townshend’s last name, the silent “h” stands for history, literally. After crossing the Atlantic from England, the name was Americanized to “Townsend,” before Charles Hervey Townshend,...
Read All About It
It’s the last remaining “legacy” newspaper in the Elm City, the only one still published by pressing news ink to paper, then manually delivered to subscribers. It’s the New Haven...
Read All About It
It’s the last remaining “legacy” newspaper in the Elm City, the only one still published by pressing news ink to paper, then manually delivered to subscribers. It’s the New Haven...
New Haven‘s Finest
“The oldest active sergeant… Unquestionable integrity, loyalty to his duty… Earned the utmost respect of every member of the department… Law-abiding citizens respect and honor this man, lawbreakers fear him…...
New Haven‘s Finest
“The oldest active sergeant… Unquestionable integrity, loyalty to his duty… Earned the utmost respect of every member of the department… Law-abiding citizens respect and honor this man, lawbreakers fear him…...
City on a Hillhouse
“Jemmy,” we hardly know ye. Though he’s one of New Haven history’s most illustrious citizens, James Hillhouse (Oct. 20, 1754 – Dec. 29, 1832) is a bit of a mystery....
City on a Hillhouse
“Jemmy,” we hardly know ye. Though he’s one of New Haven history’s most illustrious citizens, James Hillhouse (Oct. 20, 1754 – Dec. 29, 1832) is a bit of a mystery....