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Shelton, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Shelton was settled by the English as part of the town of Stratford, Connecticut, in 1639. On May 15, 1656, the Court of the Colony of Connecticut in Hartford affirmed that the town of Stratford included all of the territory 12 miles (19 km) inland from Long Island Sound, between the Housatonic River and the Fairfield town line. In 1662, Stratford selectmen Lt. Joseph Judson, Captain Joseph Hawley and John Minor had secured all the written deeds of transfer from the Golden Hill Paugussett Indian Nation for this vast territory that comprises the present-day towns of Trumbull, Shelton and Monroe. Shelton was split off from Stratford in 1789, as Huntington (named for Samuel Huntington). The current name originated in a manufacturing village started in the 1860s named for the Shelton Company founded by Edward N. Shelton — also founder of Ousatonic Water Power Company. The rapidly growing borough of Shelton incorporated as a city in 1915 and was consolidated with the town of Huntington in 1919 establishing the present city of Shelton.wikipedia
Shelton, Connecticut, USA
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Where is Shelton, Connecticut, USA?
Shelton, Fairfield, Connecticut, USAShelton was settled by the English as part of the town of Stratford, Connecticut, in 1639. On May 15, 1656, the Court of the Colony of Connecticut in Hartford affirmed that the town of Stratford included all of the territory 12 miles (19 km) inland from Long Island Sound, between the Housatonic River and the Fairfield town line. In 1662, Stratford selectmen Lt. Joseph Judson, Captain Joseph Hawley and John Minor had secured all the written deeds of transfer from the Golden Hill Paugussett Indian Nation for this vast territory that comprises the present-day towns of Trumbull, Shelton and Monroe. Shelton was split off from Stratford in 1789, as Huntington (named for Samuel Huntington). The current name originated in a manufacturing village started in the 1860s named for the Shelton Company founded by Edward N. Shelton — also founder of Ousatonic Water Power Company. The rapidly growing borough of Shelton incorporated as a city in 1915 and was consolidated with the town of Huntington in 1919 establishing the present city of Shelton.wikipedia
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Shelton, Connecticut, USA (Huntington)
 - 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.
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Shelton, Connecticut, USA (Huntington)
 - Trap Falls Reservoir, Huntington, Conn. Suburb of Bridgeport, Conn.)
Trap Falls Reservoir, Huntington, Conn. Suburb of Bridgeport, Conn.
Shelton, Connecticut, USA (Huntington)
 - View South from Viaduct, Shelton, Conn.)
View South from Viaduct, Shelton, Conn.
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1819 - Huntington
Huntington, a post town, is situated on the west side of the Ousatonick river, being 17 miles from...Read MORE...
Huntington, a post town, is situated on the west side of the Ousatonick river, being 17 miles from...Read MORE...
Shelton CT - The Complete Pictorial History Since 1850
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1875 - Stopping TimeA man in Shelton, Conn., bought a watch at an auction sale. He put it in his pantaloons pocket....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...Read MORE...
1890 - A FATAL CONNECTICUT FIRE.Shelton, Conn., April 25. - Fire was discovered in the Birmingham Bone Comb manufactory on Division ...Read MORE...
1894 FREIGHT TRAIN WRECKED.There was a bad smash-up on the Berkshire division of the Consolidated railroad at the Derby...Read MORE...
1901 - TORNADO IN CONNECTICUTPath Swept Through Huntington Village - One Man Fatally Hurt.
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1906
Shelton, a post-borough of Fairfield co., Conn., on the Housatonic River, opposite Birmingham. It...Read MORE...
Shelton, a post-borough of Fairfield co., Conn., on the Housatonic River, opposite Birmingham. It...Read MORE...
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...Read MORE...
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