Middletown, Ct - Brossura

Hubbard, Robert; Hubbard, Kathleen; Middlesex County Historical Society

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0738562130 ISBN 13: 9780738562131

Casa editrice: Arcadia Pub, 2009

Riassunto

In 1650, Middletown earned its name due to its location, halfway between the mouth of the Connecticut River and the first Connecticut settlement of Windsor.

Growing from a key Native American village into a colonial one, then into a major seaport, Middletown eventually became the wealthiest town in Connecticut by the mid-1700s. In the early 1800s, although international disputes adversely affected Middletown's seafaring trade, manufacturing prospered. Factories turned out everything from ship hardware and textiles to sleigh bells and sidearms for Union army officers. Trolleys encouraged suburban expansion while railroads, and later highways, greatly influenced commercial development, while many immigrants from Europe made Middletown their home around the turn-of-the-century. Today, Middletown is perhaps best-known as the location of Wesleyan University, one of the "Little Three'? liberal arts colleges.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Arcadia Pub
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0738562130
• ISBN 13: 9780738562131
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 127
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile