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Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Norwalk is said to have been named because when purchased from the Indians, the norther boundary was to extend from the sea one day's walk, according to the India marking of the distance. According to another authority, the name is derived from nagang, "point of land."
How New England Towns Received Their Names
The Day
New London, Connecticut
October 21, 1914
With up to 100,000 people attending each year, Norwalk's Oyster Festival is one of the largest volunteer-run events on the East Coast.
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Old Photos, Pictures, Advertisements and Postcards from Norwalk, Connecticut, USA

Norwalk, Connecticut, USA
Artwork

Glimpses of Greenwich, Stamford, and Norwalk
Picturesque America... Oliver Bell Bunce, William Cullen Bryant
New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1872-1874.

Norwalk, Connecticut, USA
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When Baby is About to Walk
Procure a pair of ANKLE SUPPORTERS
R. H. Golden
South Norwalk, Conn.
The Ladies' Home Journal
May 1898

Norwalk, Connecticut, USA
Postcard

INTERIOR THE SILVERMINE TAVERN COUNTRY STORE, NORWALK, CONN
Old time atmosphere and candy, food specialties, and gifts recalling our Early American Heritage. Silvermine, Norwalk, Conn.

Norwalk, Connecticut, USA
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Cluett, Peabody & Company's Shirt Factory, South Norwalk, Conn.
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Norwalk, Connecticut, USA
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Gutheries Mill, Norwalk, Conn.
Now part of the Silvermine Tavern complex.
"English-born Henry Guthrie owned a shipyard and three mills clustered around today’s Silvermine Tavern..." www.norwalkct.org
History, News and Stories of Norwalk, Connecticut, USA

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1779 - British troops under General Tryon raid New Haven, Fairfield and Norwalk.
[After first invading New Haven, followed by Fairfield] the British return to Connecticut late on July 11, landing at Norwalk during the night. They... Read MORE...
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1819 - Norwalk
Norwalk, a flourishing maritime post township, is situated upon Long Island sound, 66 miles southwest from Hartford, 32 west from New-Haven, 32 west... Read MORE...
1853 - Awful Railroad Accident. FIFTY PERSONS KILLED!
NORWALK (CT) May 6. The 8 o'clock train for New York, ran off the draw-bridge into the river, near this place. One car was completely submerged and... Read MORE...
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1854 - Norwalk
Norwalk, a post-borough of Fairfield county, Connecticut, on both sides of Norwalk river, at the junction of the Danbury and Norwalk railroad with... Read MORE...
1884 - Some genius is manufacturing a new gun, at Norwalk, Conn., which is 28 feet long. It is loaded with compressed air, and is expected to throw a ball three miles.
If a fellow within a half mile of it should happen to get in front of one of the balls, he'd feel awfully bored.
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Texas Siftings
Texas
February 23, 1884
1890 - TRAIN OF ILL-OMEN.
South Norwalk, Conn., Sept. 8 - The express train due here from Boston at 5:20 Saturday evening ran into a Danbury and Norwalk railway commuters'... Read MORE...
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1895 - Norwalk
Norwalk, a post-borough in Norwalk township, Fair field co., Conn., on a river of the same name, 14 miles W.S.W. of Bridgeport, 22 miles S. of... Read MORE...
1899 - TORNADO IN CONNECTICUT.
Special to The New York Times.
NORWALK, Conn., Sept. 27.--Word reached here today of a tornado, which raged in the Norwalk River Valley last... Read MORE...
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Norwalk CT The Way We Were
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1906
Norwalk, a city and summer-resort in Norwalk township (town), Fairfield co., Conn., on a river of the same name, 14 miles WSW. of Bridgeport, on the... Read MORE...
1923 - FLAMES TOTALLY DESTROY NORWALK ISLAND RESIDENCE
NORWALK, June 3. (Special to the Telegram) - Flame shooting high into the air which could be sen(sic) many miles along Long Island sound, totally... Read MORE...
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