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Shelton, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Parts of what is now Shelton has previously been called Corum, Ripton and Huntington before being incorporated as the city of Shelton in 1919.
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- 1819 - Huntington
Huntington, a post town, is situated on the west side of the Ousatonick river, being 17 miles from New-Haven, and 45 from Hartford. It is bounded nort...Read MORE... - 1854 - Huntington
Huntington, a post-township of Fairfield co., Connecticut, on the W. side of the Housatonic river, about 18 miles W. from New Haven. Population, 1301.
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. 
1875 - Stopping Time
A man in Shelton, Conn., bought a watch at an auction sale. He put it in his pantaloons pocket. When he got home he laid his pantaloons on the floor, ...Read MORE...- 1887 - MCARTHY’S FATAL NAP. While Intoxicated He Falls Asleep on the Railroad at Derby and is Run Over.
John McCarthy a moulder employed at DeForest’s iron works at Shelton, while asleep on the track of the Naugatuck railroad at Derby last night was stru...Read MORE... - 1890 - A FATAL CONNECTICUT FIRE.
Shelton, Conn., April 25. - Fire was discovered in the Birmingham Bone Comb manufactory on Division Street, yesterday. The flames spread to the Housat...Read MORE... - 1894 FREIGHT TRAIN WRECKED.
There was a bad smash-up on the Berkshire division of the Consolidated railroad at the Derby meadows near Shelton and only about 100 feet away from th...Read MORE... - 1895 - Huntington
Huntington, a post-township of Fairfield co., Conn., is bounded on the E. and N.E. by the Housatonic River. It contains a£ named Huntington, which is ...Read MORE... - 1895 - Shelton
Shel'ton, a village in Huntington township, Fairfield co., Conn., on the Housatonic River, opposite Birmingham, and + mile from Birmingham Station. It...Read MORE... 
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The Canal Looking North from Viaduct, Shelton, Conn.
"...the Ousatonic Water Company in 1863 began to construct a dam across the Housatonic River, and after several washouts, it was completed in 1870. Unfortunately, the completed dam washed out... Read MORE...
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Trap Falls Reservoir, Huntington, Conn. Suburb of Bridgeport, Conn.
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View South from Viaduct, Shelton, Conn.
Postcard- 1901 - TORNADO IN CONNECTICUT
Path Swept Through Huntington Village - One Man Fatally Hurt.
Special to The New York Times.
ANSONIA, Conn. Sept. 16. - A tornado that swept in ...Read MORE... - 1906
Shelton, a post-borough of Fairfield co., Conn., on the Housatonic River, opposite Birmingham. It has various manufactures. Pop. in 1900, 2837.
Lippincott's New Gazetteer: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World, Containing the Most Recent and Authentic Information Respecting the Countries, Cities, Towns ... in Every Portion of the Globe Publisher J.B. Lippincott Company, 1906 
Oronoque Dam, 1907
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Methodist Church
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M.E. and R.C. Churches
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Riverview Park, 1911
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Coram Ave. from Fairmont Park looking North, 1912
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Howe Ave. looking North from Central St., 1912
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Commodore Hull School, 1915
Postcard- 1921 - EIGHT DEAD; 25 HURT IN CAR CRASH. TROLLEYS MEET HEAD ON NEAR HIGHBRIDGE, CONN.
EXPLOSION AND FIRE FROM GASOLINE ADDS TO CASUALTY LIST -- 5-GALLON CAN CARRIED IN FRONT VESTIBULE OF CAR -- FOUR OF VICTIMS CHILDREN.
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Housatonic River
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Howe Avenue at Bridge Street, 1947
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St. Joseph's Church - Convent and School, 1947
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Old Photos, Pictures, Advertisements and Postcards from Shelton, Connecticut, USA
Shelton, Connecticut, USA
 - The Canal Looking North from Viaduct, Shelton, Conn.
"...the Ousatonic Water Company in 1863 began to construct a dam across the Housatonic River, and after several washouts, it was completed in 1870. Unfortunately, the completed dam washed out in 1891, necessitating a different, sloping apron style of construction for its replacement. The Company then began to promote Huntington as a site for industry, advertising its canal as a source of water power. It rented parcels of its acreage to companies that by 1896 numbered twenty-five. to accommodate the new businesses and to carry their freight, the railroad was extended from Derby in 1888 through Shelton to Newtown. To cross over the canal and railroad, an iron viaduct Bridge was constructed that year as well. In 1899, a trolley line was built in the City, linking Shelton with Derby and nearby towns..." www.electronicvalley.com/ tour /Sheltonhistory.htm)
The Canal Looking North from Viaduct, Shelton, Conn.
"...the Ousatonic Water Company in 1863 began to construct a dam across the Housatonic River, and after several washouts, it was completed in 1870. Unfortunately, the completed dam washed out... Read MORE...
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Shelton, Connecticut, USA
 - Trap Falls Reservoir, Huntington, Conn. Suburb of Bridgeport, Conn.)
Trap Falls Reservoir, Huntington, Conn. Suburb of Bridgeport, Conn.
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Shelton, Connecticut, USA
 - View South from Viaduct, Shelton, Conn.)
View South from Viaduct, Shelton, Conn.
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Shelton, Connecticut, USA
 - Viaduct Square)
Viaduct Square
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Shelton, Connecticut, USA
 - Oronoque Dam, 1907)
Oronoque Dam, 1907
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Shelton, Connecticut, USA
 - Methodist Church)
Methodist Church
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Shelton, Connecticut, USA
 - M.E. and R.C. Churches)
M.E. and R.C. Churches
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Shelton, Connecticut, USA
 - Riverview Park, 1911)
Riverview Park, 1911
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Shelton, Connecticut, USA
 - Coram Ave. from Fairmont Park looking North, 1912)
Coram Ave. from Fairmont Park looking North, 1912
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Shelton, Connecticut, USA
 - Howe Ave. looking North from Central St., 1912)
Howe Ave. looking North from Central St., 1912
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Shelton, Connecticut, USA
 - Commodore Hull School, 1915)
Commodore Hull School, 1915
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Shelton, Connecticut, USA
 - Housatonic River)
Housatonic River
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Shelton, Connecticut, USA
 - Howe Avenue at Bridge Street, 1947)
Howe Avenue at Bridge Street, 1947
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Shelton, Connecticut, USA
 - St. Joseph's Church - Convent and School, 1947)
St. Joseph's Church - Convent and School, 1947
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History, News and Stories of Shelton, Connecticut, USA
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1819 - Huntington
Huntington, a post town, is situated on the west side of the Ousatonick river, being 17 miles from New-Haven, and 45 from Hartford. It is bounded... Read MORE...
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Shelton CT - The Complete Pictorial History Since 1850
Shelton CT - The Complete Pictorial History Since 1850 (www.youtube.com)
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1854 - Huntington
Huntington, a post-township of Fairfield co., Connecticut, on the W. side of the Housatonic river, about 18 miles W. from New Haven. Population, 1301.
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.
1875 - Stopping Time
A man in Shelton, Conn., bought a watch at an auction sale. He put it in his pantaloons pocket. When he got home he laid his pantaloons on the floor, ... Read MORE...
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1887 - MCARTHY’S FATAL NAP. While Intoxicated He Falls Asleep on the Railroad at Derby and is Run Over.
John McCarthy a moulder employed at DeForest’s iron works at Shelton, while asleep on the track of the Naugatuck railroad at Derby last night was... Read MORE...
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1890 - A FATAL CONNECTICUT FIRE.
Shelton, Conn., April 25. - Fire was discovered in the Birmingham Bone Comb manufactory on Division Street, yesterday. The flames spread to the... Read MORE...
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1894 FREIGHT TRAIN WRECKED.
There was a bad smash-up on the Berkshire division of the Consolidated railroad at the Derby meadows near Shelton and only about 100 feet away from... Read MORE...
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1895 - Shelton
Shel'ton, a village in Huntington township, Fairfield co., Conn., on the Housatonic River, opposite Birmingham, and + mile from Birmingham Station.... Read MORE...
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1895 - Huntington
Huntington, a post-township of Fairfield co., Conn., is bounded on the E. and N.E. by the Housatonic River. It contains a£ named Huntington, which is ... Read MORE...
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1901 - TORNADO IN CONNECTICUT
Path Swept Through Huntington Village - One Man Fatally Hurt.
Special to The New York Times.
ANSONIA, Conn. Sept. 16. - A tornado that swept in ... Read MORE...
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1906
Shelton, a post-borough of Fairfield co., Conn., on the Housatonic River, opposite Birmingham. It has various manufactures. Pop. in 1900, 2837.
Lippincott's New Gazetteer: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World, Containing the Most Recent and Authentic Information Respecting the Countries, Cities, Towns ... in Every Portion of the Globe Publisher J.B. Lippincott Company, 1906
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1921 - EIGHT DEAD; 25 HURT IN CAR CRASH. TROLLEYS MEET HEAD ON NEAR HIGHBRIDGE, CONN.
EXPLOSION AND FIRE FROM GASOLINE ADDS TO CASUALTY LIST -- 5-GALLON CAN CARRIED IN FRONT VESTIBULE OF CAR -- FOUR OF VICTIMS CHILDREN.
Shelton,... Read MORE...
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