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West Haven, Connecticut, USA
West Haven, Connecticut, USA
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West Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
"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 church and an academy."
A New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States: Giving a Full and Comprehensive Review of the Present Condition, Industry, and Resources of the American Confederacy ...
Thomas Baldwin (of Philadelphia.)
Joseph Thomas
January 1, 1854
Philadelphia : Lippincott, Grambo & Company 1854.
"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 church and an academy."
A New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States: Giving a Full and Comprehensive Review of the Present Condition, Industry, and Resources of the American Confederacy ...
Thomas Baldwin (of Philadelphia.)
Joseph Thomas
January 1, 1854
Philadelphia : Lippincott, Grambo & Company 1854.
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The Green Showing old and new Christ Church, West Haven, Conn.
West Haven, Connecticut, USA
Savin Rock Theatre, Savin Rock, Conn.
West Haven, Connecticut, USA
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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
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West Haven, Connecticut, USA
Savin Rock, Moonlight Scene, West Haven, Conn.
West Haven, Connecticut, USA
Airdome Theatre, White City, Savin Rock, Conn.
West Haven, Connecticut, USA
Osborn Ave., Woody Crest, West Haven, Conn.
West Haven, Connecticut, USA
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The "Colonnade" Savin Rock, Conn.
West Haven, Connecticut, USA
Savin Rock Bathing Scene
West Haven, Connecticut, USA
Jack's Hotel, Savin Rock
West Haven, Connecticut, USA
Chute the Chutes
White City
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1869 - Mr and Mrs Tom ThumbCommodore Nutt and Minne Warren were married on Thursday, at the residence of Tom Thumb's mother,...Read MORE...
1888 - Confessed to Heavy ForgeriesNEW HAVEN, Conn., Oct. 11. - Henry G. Hotchkiss, of West Haven, a hardware manufacturer, has been...Read MORE...
1889 - FireA 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...Read MORE...
1906
Orange, a post-township (town) of New Haven co., Conn., borders on Long Island Sound and is bounded ...Read MORE...
Orange, a post-township (town) of New Haven co., Conn., borders on Long Island Sound and is bounded ...Read MORE...
Savin Rock As It Was
Savin Rock As It Was (www.youtube.com)
Savin Rock As It Was (www.youtube.com)
1931 - June 19 - 1st photoelectric cell installed commercially West Haven Cthistoryorb.com
June 19, 1931
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