History of Stamford, Connecticut, USA

Journey back in time to Stamford, Connecticut, USA

• 1819 - Stamford
  Stamford, and extensive and populous maritime post township, is situated on Long Island sound, in the southwestern part of the county and State, 10 mi...Read MORE...
  
  
  
• 1854 - Stamford
  Stamford, a flourishing post-borough of Fairfield co., Connecticut, near 'the mouth of Mill river, and on the New York and New Haven railroad, 40 mile...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  Glimpses of Greenwich, Stamford, and Norwalk
  Picturesque America... Oliver Bell Bunce, William Cullen Bryant
  New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1872-1874.
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  Atlantic Square and Town Hall
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•  1900 - LIGHTNING IN A MANSION Bolt Tears Two Great Holes In Roof of the Edifice
  WHILE INMATES SLEEP SOUNDLY
  Guests and Servants Unconscious of All Danger While the Electric Fluid
  Was Ripping Things Up--Damage Amounts to [inelig...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  Main Street
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•  1904 - STAMFORD TOWN HALL BURNED
  Fire for a Time Threatened Business Section of the City.
  Special to The New York Times.
  
  STAMFORD, Conn., Feb. 4. - The Town Hall, one of the fines...Read MORE...
  
  
  
• 1906
  Stamford, a city in Stamford township (town), Fairfield co., Conn., on Long Island Sound and on the New York, New Haven and Hartford R., 33 miles NE. ...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  River Street, 1907
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•  1908 - Saved From Fire
  Stamford, Conn., March 24. - Curly is only a "husky" and until recently he trod the frozen Northwwest helping drag pack sleds. He came to Col. John I....Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  First Congregational Church
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  St. John's R.C. Church, 1909
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  Suburban Avenue, 1909
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  Looking East from Stamford National Bank Building
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  Harbor Scene looking South, Stamford, Conn.
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•  1911 - KILLED BY ELECTRIC SWITCH.
  Engineer Tries to Divert Current and Falls from Cab.
  
  Special to The New York Times.
  
  STAMFORD, Conn., July 3. - James Coyle of 471 East 130th Str...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  Mill River Dam
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  Cor. Bank and main Streets, Stamford, Conn.
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  Railroad Station
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  Wire Factory
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•  1913 - FIVE KILLED IN BOSTON EXPRESS REAR-END CRASH
  Score Injured as Second Section Smashes Into First at Stamford.
  AIR BRAKES DIDN'T WORK
  Victims in Chair Car Skylark Swept to Death or Injury Without...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  Oliver Street Bridge
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  Center School
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• 1920 - November 16 - 1st postage stamp meter is set in Stamford Conn
  
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  Boat House and Merry Go Round, Hallowell Park
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  City Hall
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  Massee School for Boys, Stamford, Conn.
  
  MASSEE COUNTRY SCHOOL
  For Boys - 6 to 19
  52 minutes from New York on Long Island Sound
  
  A beautiful campus of 16 acres on Shippan Point, Stamford Conn. Junior Department for boys under 14. Older boys... Read MORE...
  
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  Stamford Hospital
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