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Branford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
In 1638 the New Haven Colony traded "eleven coats of trucking cloth and one coat of English cloth made in the English fashion" to the Mattabesec Indians for land known as Totokett (Tidal River). The first permanent settlement was established in 1644 when people from Wethersfield came to Totokett, later renamed Branford after the town of Brentford in Middlesex County, England...
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Yale University (originally called the Collegiate School) was conceived in Branford in 1701.
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- 1644 - (Branford, CT) - The first settlers of New Haven bought land from the area’s Native peoples in 1638 and established Branford in 1644.
connecticuthistory.org/ towns-page/ branford/ - 1819 - Branford
Branford is a post township, situated upon Long-Island sound, 8 miles from New-Haven, and 40 miles from Hartford; bounded on the north by Wallingford, on the east by Guilford, on the south by Long-Island sound, and on the west by North and East-Haven. Its average length is 9 miles, and its average...Read MORE... - 1839 - Branford
Branford, Connecticut
New Haven county. An uneven township, of strong soil, on Long Island Sound, about 7 miles E. from New Haven. Thimble islands and Indian islands lie within the limits of the town. Here are fish of various kinds, a small stream of water, a harbor, and some vessels engaged in...Read MORE... - 1854 - Branford
Branford, a post-township of New Haven county, Connecticut, bordering on Long Island found. Population, 1423.
Branford, a post-town and seaport in the above township, on the New Haven and New London railroad, 8 miles E. by S. from New Haven. The harbor, which is about 1 J mile S. W., is well...Read MORE... - 1858 - Benjamin Green opened Branford’s first quarry in 1858.
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1865 -ANOTHER RAILROAD DISASTER. PASSENGER TRAIN ON THE NORWICH ROAD THROWN OFF THE TRACK. TEN OR TWELVE PERSONS SERIOUSLY INJURED.
New Haven, Wednesday, Aug. 23.
The Palladium says that about 7 1/ 2 o'clock last night, the evening train from New London ran over a cow, three miles this side of Branford, and the baggage, mail and first passenger cars were thrown from the track.
The baggage car turned a complete somersault...Read MORE...
Railroad Station
Postcard- 1895 - Branford
Bran'ford, a post-town and watering-place of New Haven co, Conn., on Long Island Sound, and on the Shore Line Railroad, 8 miles E.S.E. of New Haven. It has 9 churches, a graded school, good hotels, extensive granite quarries, and an establishment for the manufacture of locks and malleable iron, in...Read MORE... - 1899 - SCHOONER ANNA MELIA SUNK. Went Down in 40 Feet of Water Off the Branford Beacon. CAPTAIN AND CREW WERE SAVED.
Vessel Was Loaded with Brick, From New York for New London - Suddenly Sprung a Leak and Went Down in a Few Minutes Crew Narrowly Escaped Drowning.
Branford, Nov. 7. - The schooner Anna Melia, bound from New York to New London loaded with brick, sprang a leak about one mile and a half south and...Read MORE... 
The Hammer Shop, Branford, Conn.
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St. Mary's Church and Rectory, Branford, Conn.
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Hotchkiss Grove
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Branford, a banking post-borough and watering-place of New Haven co.. Conn., on Long Island Sound and on the New York, New Haven and Hartford R., 8 miles ESE. of New Haven. It has manufactures of locks, general hardware, malleable iron, etc. Pop. in 1890, 4460; in 1900, 2473.
Lippincotts New Gazetteer: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World, Containing the Most Recent and Authentic Information Respecting the Countries, Cities, Towns, Resorts, Islands, Rivers, Mountains, Seas, Lakes, Etc., in Every Portion of the Globe, Part 1 Angelo Heilprin Louis Heilprin - January 1, 1916 J.B. Lippincott - Publisher 
Malleable Iron Fittings Co., Branford, Conn.
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Postcard- 1949 - Highway Safety Commission Lists 1948 Freak Accidents - Runaway Accident
...A similar incident occurred in Branford one night last November. A driver and two passengers saw a runaway horse and the next thing they knew there was a loud crash. The car was halted and the occupants alighted to find a dead horse on the roof of the car. The horse owner who witnessed the...Read MORE...
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Railroad Station
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St. Mary's Church and Rectory, Branford, Conn.
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Hotchkiss Grove
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The Hammer Shop, Branford, Conn.
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Malleable Iron Fittings Co., Branford, Conn.
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1644 - (Branford, CT) - The first settlers of New Haven bought land from the area’s Native peoples in 1638 and established Branford in 1644.
connecticuthistory.org/ towns-page/ branford/
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1819 - Branford
Branford is a post township, situated upon Long-Island sound, 8 miles from New-Haven, and 40 miles from Hartford; bounded on the north by Wallingford, on the east by Guilford, on the south by Long-Island sound, and on the west by North and East-Haven. Its average length is 9 miles, and its average... Read MORE...
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1839 - Branford
Branford, Connecticut
New Haven county. An uneven township, of strong soil, on Long Island Sound, about 7 miles E. from New Haven. Thimble islands and Indian islands lie within the limits of the town. Here are fish of various kinds, a small stream of water, a harbor, and some vessels engaged in... Read MORE...
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1854 - Branford
Branford, a post-township of New Haven county, Connecticut, bordering on Long Island found. Population, 1423.
Branford, a post-town and seaport in the above township, on the New Haven and New London railroad, 8 miles E. by S. from New Haven. The harbor, which is about 1 J mile S. W., is well... Read MORE...
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1858 - Benjamin Green opened Branford’s first quarry in 1858.
connecticuthistory.org/ branfords-history- is-set-in-stone/
1865 -ANOTHER RAILROAD DISASTER. PASSENGER TRAIN ON THE NORWICH ROAD THROWN OFF THE TRACK. TEN OR TWELVE PERSONS SERIOUSLY INJURED.
New Haven, Wednesday, Aug. 23.
The Palladium says that about 7 1/ 2 o'clock last night, the evening train from New London ran over a cow, three miles this side of Branford, and the baggage, mail and first passenger cars were thrown from the track.
The baggage car turned a complete somersault... Read MORE...
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1895 - Branford
Bran'ford, a post-town and watering-place of New Haven co, Conn., on Long Island Sound, and on the Shore Line Railroad, 8 miles E.S.E. of New Haven. It has 9 churches, a graded school, good hotels, extensive granite quarries, and an establishment for the manufacture of locks and malleable iron, in... Read MORE...
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1899 - SCHOONER ANNA MELIA SUNK. Went Down in 40 Feet of Water Off the Branford Beacon. CAPTAIN AND CREW WERE SAVED.
Vessel Was Loaded with Brick, From New York for New London - Suddenly Sprung a Leak and Went Down in a Few Minutes Crew Narrowly Escaped Drowning.
Branford, Nov. 7. - The schooner Anna Melia, bound from New York to New London loaded with brick, sprang a leak about one mile and a half south and... Read MORE...
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1916
Branford, a banking post-borough and watering-place of New Haven co.. Conn., on Long Island Sound and on the New York, New Haven and Hartford R., 8 miles ESE. of New Haven. It has manufactures of locks, general hardware, malleable iron, etc. Pop. in 1890, 4460; in 1900, 2473.
Lippincotts New Gazetteer: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World, Containing the Most Recent and Authentic Information Respecting the Countries, Cities, Towns, Resorts, Islands, Rivers, Mountains, Seas, Lakes, Etc., in Every Portion of the Globe, Part 1 Angelo Heilprin Louis Heilprin - January 1, 1916 J.B. Lippincott - Publisher
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1949 - Highway Safety Commission Lists 1948 Freak Accidents - Runaway Accident
...A similar incident occurred in Branford one night last November. A driver and two passengers saw a runaway horse and the next thing they knew there was a loud crash. The car was halted and the occupants alighted to find a dead horse on the roof of the car. The horse owner who witnessed the... Read MORE...
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