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West Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
West Ha'ven, a post-borough in Orange township, New Haven co., Conn., on the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, 23 miles S.W. of New Haven, and 1 mile from Long Island Sound. It has 3 churches, the Oak Hill Seminary, a newspaper office, and manufactures of buckles, keys, and matches. Pop, about 2500.
Lippincott's Gazetteer of the World, A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World Containing Notices of Over One Hundred and Twenty-five Thousand Places ..., 1895
West Ha'ven, a post-borough in Orange township, New Haven co., Conn., on the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, 23 miles S.W. of New Haven, and 1 mile from Long Island Sound. It has 3 churches, the Oak Hill Seminary, a newspaper office, and manufactures of buckles, keys, and matches. Pop, about 2500.
Lippincott's Gazetteer of the World, A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World Containing Notices of Over One Hundred and Twenty-five Thousand Places ..., 1895
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- 1854 - West Haven
West Haven, a post-village of New Haven county, Connecticut, on the New York and New Haven railroad, 5 miles S. W. from New Haven. It contains a churc...Read MORE... 
1869 - Mr and Mrs Tom Thumb
Commodore Nutt and Minne Warren were married on Thursday, at the residence of Tom Thumb's mother, (Mrs. Stratton,) at West Haven, Conn. Tom Thumb and ...Read MORE...- 1888 - Confessed to Heavy Forgeries
NEW HAVEN, Conn., Oct. 11. - Henry G. Hotchkiss, of West Haven, a hardware manufacturer, has been arrested charged with forging checks upon the Yale N...Read MORE... - 1889 - Fire
A church and five business buildings were destroyed by fire at West Haven, Conn., on the 27th.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
March 30, 1889 - 1893 - INCENDIARY FIRES IN WEST HAVEN. The Fire Department of the Town Was Kept Busy for Several Hours.
NEW-HAVEN, Conn., Dec. 29. - Two incendiary fires in West Haven to-night kept the Fire Department busy for several hours. The first consumed a barn ow...Read MORE... - 1895 - West Haven
West Ha'ven, a post-borough in Orange township, New Haven co., Conn., on the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, 23 miles S.W. of New Haven, and ...Read MORE... 
The Green Showing old and new Christ Church, West Haven, Conn.
Savin Rock Theatre, Savin Rock, Conn.
New Haven, Conn., White City, Savin Rock
"Savin Rock was an American amusement park in West Haven, Connecticut. It was previously called The White City. The park included a number of roller coasters, other rides and numerous funhouses.
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Savin Rock, Moonlight Scene, West Haven, Conn.
Airdome Theatre, White City, Savin Rock, Conn.
Osborn Ave., Woody Crest, West Haven, Conn.
The "Colonnade" Savin Rock, Conn.- 1906
Orange, a post-township (town) of New Haven co., Conn., borders on Long Island Sound and is bounded on the W. by the Housatonic River. Orange village ...Read MORE... 
Savin Rock Bathing Scene
Jack's Hotel, Savin Rock
Chute the Chutes
White City- 1931 - June 19 - 1st photoelectric cell installed commercially West Haven Ct
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June 19, 1931
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West Haven, Connecticut, USA
The Green Showing old and new Christ Church, West Haven, Conn.
West Haven, Connecticut, USA
Savin Rock Theatre, Savin Rock, Conn.
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"Savin Rock was an American amusement park in West Haven, Connecticut. It was previously called The White City. The park included a number of roller coasters, other rides and numerous funhouses.
The amusement park was established in the 1870s after entrepreneur George Kelsey extended the trolley lines and built a 1,500-foot pier at the end of Beach Street to accommodate a ferry service. Kelsey built the nearby Seaview Hotel, with rooms for up to 150 guests.
...In 1903 carnival rides were added and the area was officially opened as an amusement park called the White City...
By 1919, the park, now called Savin Rock Amusement Park, was attracting 1.2 million visitors each year...
Inside the White City was a movie theater, The Orpheum Theater, which was open all year round was owned by Doc Dewaltop from 1913 until it was destroyed by a fire in 1921...
The park was finally closed in 1966."
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New Haven, Conn., White City, Savin Rock
"Savin Rock was an American amusement park in West Haven, Connecticut. It was previously called The White City. The park included a number of roller coasters, other rides and numerous funhouses.
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West Haven, Connecticut, USA
Savin Rock, Moonlight Scene, West Haven, Conn.
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1854 - West Haven
West Haven, a post-village of New Haven county, Connecticut, on the New York and New Haven railroad, 5 miles S. W. from New Haven. It contains a... Read MORE...
1869 - Mr and Mrs Tom Thumb
Commodore Nutt and Minne Warren were married on Thursday, at the residence of Tom Thumb's mother, (Mrs. Stratton,) at West Haven, Conn. Tom Thumb and ... Read MORE...
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1888 - Confessed to Heavy Forgeries
NEW HAVEN, Conn., Oct. 11. - Henry G. Hotchkiss, of West Haven, a hardware manufacturer, has been arrested charged with forging checks upon the Yale... Read MORE...
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1889 - Fire
A church and five business buildings were destroyed by fire at West Haven, Conn., on the 27th. St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
March 30, 1889
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1893 - INCENDIARY FIRES IN WEST HAVEN. The Fire Department of the Town Was Kept Busy for Several Hours.
NEW-HAVEN, Conn., Dec. 29. - Two incendiary fires in West Haven to-night kept the Fire Department busy for several hours. The first consumed a barn... Read MORE...
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1895 - West Haven
West Ha'ven, a post-borough in Orange township, New Haven co., Conn., on the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, 23 miles S.W. of New Haven, and ... Read MORE...
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1906
Orange, a post-township (town) of New Haven co., Conn., borders on Long Island Sound and is bounded on the W. by the Housatonic River. Orange village ... Read MORE...
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1931 - June 19 - 1st photoelectric cell installed commercially West Haven Ct
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June 19, 1931
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