History of Middletown, Connecticut, USA

Journey back in time to Middletown, Connecticut, USA

• 1784 -Earliest Connecticut cities incorporated - Hartford, Middletown, New Haven, New London and Norwich.
  
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• William C. Redfield, a noted American meteorologist, was born in Middletown on March 26, 1789.
  
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•  1819 - MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.
  Middletown, (Conn.) July 29.
  
  On Tuesday last, as Mr. James Turner and his wife, of this town, were riding in a carriage, the horse took fright and run. Mr. Turner jumped out and held on by the reins, but the carriage, in going over a rock upset, threw Mrs. Turner out, and killed her instantly - h...Read MORE...
  
  
  
• 1819 - Middletown
  Middletown, the semi-seat of justice, and the most considerable township of the county, is pleasantly situated upon the west side of the Connecticut river, 31 miles from its mouth at Saybrook bar, according to the course of the river, 15 miles south of Hartford, 25 northeast of New-Haven, and 35 nor...Read MORE...
  
  
  
• 1831 - Wesleyan University founded in Middletown.
  Wesleyan University is a private liberal arts university in Middletown, Connecticut. Founded in 1831 as a men's college under the auspices of the Methodist Episcopal Church and with the support of prominent residents of Middletown, the college was the first institution of higher education to be name...Read MORE...
  
  
  
• 1839 - Middletown
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  Chief town of Middlesex co. Middletown City, and port of entry, lies on the W. bank of Connecticut river, 30 miles from its mouth, 15 S. from Hartford, 24 N.E from New Haven, 35 N.W. from New London. Lat 41° 34' N., long. 72° 39' W. The city is very pleasantly situated on gr...Read MORE...
  
  
  
• 1841 - October 3 - 18 inches of snow fell near Middletown, CT
  
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• 1854 - Middletown
  Middletown, a city, port of entry, and semi-capital of Middlesex county .Connecticut, on the right bank of the Connecticut river, at the head of ship navigation, and on the route of the air line railroad now in process of construction between New York and Boston, 34 miles from Long Island sound, and...Read MORE...
  
  
  
• 1888 - March 12 - A blizzard paralyzed southeastern New York State and western New England. The storm produced 50 inches of snow at Middletown CT.
  
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• 1895 - Middletown
  Middletown, a city and port of entry of Connecticut, and one of the capitals of Middlesex co., is pleasantly situated on the right or W. bank of the Connecticut River, and on the Connecticut Valley Railroad, the New Haven, Middletown & Willimantic Railroad ("Air Line"), and other branches of the New...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  The Omo Mfg. Co., Middletown, Ct.
  
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  Washington Street, Middletown, Conn.
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  Washington Street, Middletown, Conn.
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  One of Middletown's Conn. Hose Company
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•  1903 - YACHT WAIONTHA BURNED - Catches Fire on Connecticut River and Is Run Aground
  MIDDLETOWN, Conn., Aug. 14 - The steam yacht Waiontha of Hartford caught fire to-day while going down the Connecticut River, and now lies a blackened wreck on Sears Shoal, six or seven miles below this city. Her crew escaped in a small boat after running the burning yacht aground. It is understood h...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  Birds-eye View of Middletown and Connecticut River from Asylum Hill
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  Episcopal Church
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  South Congregational Church, 1905
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•  1906 - UNIVERSITY IS DESTROYED. FIRE CONSUMES BUILDING ERECTED IN 1827 - RECORDS SAVED.
  Middletown, Conn., March 1. -- Wesleyan University sustained a severe loss by fire early today when old North College, containing 150 rooms was practically destroyed. The fire which started in the attic burned so rapidly that little was saved. The loss is placed at $80,000, covered by insurance. The...Read MORE...
  
  
  
• 1906
  Middletown, a city of Connecticut, and one of the capitals of Middlesex co., in Middletown township (town), is pleasantly situated on the right or W. bank of the Connecticut River and on the New York, New Haven and Hartford R., 14 miles S. of Hartford... The more elevated parts of the city are occup...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  Broad Street, 1906
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  College Campus Looking North, 1906
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  Holy Trinity Church, 1906
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  High School
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  Middle Building. Connecticut Hospital for the Insane., 1907
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  Russell Free Library, 1907
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  South Main Street, 1909
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  John Bell Scott's Memorial College
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  South Main St. looking North
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  S. Main Street & Pleasant Street Junction
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  South Park and Methodist Church
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  Middletown, Conn. Y.M.C.A. and Connecticut Business College, Main Street
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  Noiseless Typewriter Company
  
  
  One of the more innovative manufacturers was the Noiseless Typewriter Company of Middletown, Connecticut. Incorporated in January of 1909, the company sought to combat the discordant clattering found in office spaces with a quieter version of the typewriter. Taking over the factory previously operated by the Eisenhuth Horseless Vehicle Company, the Noiseless Typewriter Company was soon producing up to twelve thousand typewriters per year. In 1927 they merged... Read MORE...
  
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  Chapel, Industrial School for Girls, 1911
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  Fire Department, 1912
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•  1913 - FLOOD FIRE BURNS DEPOT. Connecticut River Wets Lime, Setting Building Ablaze.
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  MIDDLETOWN, Conn., March 30--The rising waters of the Connecticut River reached the freight depot of the New York, New Haven, & Hartford Railroad Company in Water Street to-day and, slaking lime, which was in storage there, set the building on fire. The building was...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  The Rockfall Woolen Co.
  
  THE ROCKFALL WOOLLEN COMPANY.-In July 1882, a company known as the Rockfall Woolen Company, for the manufacture of woollen blankets etc., was organized. The old brick building at Staddle Hill, formerly owned and used by Colonel NORTH as a pistol factory, was purchased by the company. The building is 35 by 85 feet, three stories high, with a dye house 55 by 53 feet, two stories high. About 600 pounds of wool are used daily in the manufacture of these goods, giving... Read MORE...
  
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•  1919 - 8 INSANE MISSING IN CONNECTICUT FIRE
  Patients Are Thought Burned When Blaze Destroys Building of Middletown Institution.
  
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  "Trusties" Remain Free from Panic and Help in Saving Goods - Loss is $25,000.
  
  MIDDLETOWN, Conn., Dec. 23 - Eight patients of the Connecticut Hospital for the Insane in this place ar...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  The Chapel, Long Lane Farm
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  World War Monument, Middletown, Conn.
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  Nurses Home, State Hospital
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  St. John's R.C. Church and School
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  Greetings from Wesleyan University
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• 1938 - The Great New England Hurricane of 1938
  CAT 3 - September 21, 1938
  The Great New England Hurricane of 1938 was one of the most destructive and powerful storms ever to strike Southern New England. This system developed in the far eastern Atlantic, near the Cape Verde Islands on September 4. It made a twelve day journey across the Atlantic...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  City Hall, Post Office and Main Street
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  United Restaurant and Cafeteria
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