|
East Haven is
situated between New Haven and Branford. It abuts Long Island Sound. It is
crossed by Interstate I-95, giving it excellent access to all parts of
Connecticut. The West side of Lake Saltonstall is located within the town.
A large portion of the main runway of Tweed New Haven Airport is within
the town boundaries. In
December of 1638, the New Haven Colony (then called Quinnipiac) was
expanded when Theophilus Eaton and Reverend John Davenport purchased a
large tract of land from Montowese, the son of the great chief Mattahesett.
This tract, called East Farms, was the East and North of the original
colony and included the present Town of East Haven as well as several
other towns. The purchase price was thirteen warm coats and the Indians
retained the right to hunt and fish in the woods and streams. The
parish of East Haven was named in 1707 and the town was incorporated in
May 1785 as the 84th town in Connecticut. It was originally the "iron
works village" of New Haven, as the first iron works in Connecticut
was located on the banks of Lake Saltonstall. On incorporation the town
included the Fair Haven and Morris Cove sections that were later (1881)
transferred back to New Haven. As a
tourist attraction listed as a National Historic Landmark is the Shore
Line Trolley Museum. The museum has nearly one hundred classic trolleys. A
three mile section of track provides a trolley ride on the route that
connected Branford to New Haven until trolleys were discontinued in the
nineteen-forties.
* Source Greater New Haven Association of Realtors. Neither A&M, Realtors nor the GNHAR assume any responsibility for content. Please independently verify for content.
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
