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Before New Haven was colonized in 1638 by five hundred settlers following Reverend John Davenport from the Massachusetts Bay Colony, Dutch trader Adriaen Block noted the high mounds of oyster shells along the shoreline while exploring in 1614. [1] Settled in 1648, West Haven (then known as West Farms) was a part of the original New Haven Colony ...
Estes grew up in West Haven, which she called Cranbury in her novels. [14] Savin Park also is the setting for chapter 4 of Stephen King's novella "Low Men in Yellow Coats", which appears in the 1999 collection "Hearts in Atlantis," and is mentioned in his short story "The Boogeyman." [15] It is also mentioned in Leigh Bardugo's 2019 novel Ninth ...
West Haven is a city in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States, located on the coast of Long Island Sound. The city is part of the South Central Connecticut Planning Region . At the 2020 census , the population of the city was 55,584.
Savin Rock, West Haven, CT, USA. Savin Rock is a section of West Haven, Connecticut, [1] named after the rocky outcropping at the shorefront in Bradley Point Park.. It was the site of the Savin Rock Amusement Park, which began in the late 19th century as a regionally renowned seaside resort.
Long Wharf can be defined as the area stretching inland from the west side of New Haven Harbor northwest to Union Avenue, west to Hallock Avenue and Cedar Street, and north to the Oak Street Connector and I-95 (up to the Q-Bridge). It is located east of The Hill, and south of downtown New Haven and the Wooster Square neighborhood.
West Haven, Connecticut, U.S. Jim Greco (born December 25, 1977) is an American professional skateboarder . He established Bakerboys Distribution with Andrew Reynolds and Erik Ellington in 2007.
On the west corner of Church Street across from the green are two 19th-century wood-frame houses. The rest of the block is taken up by the Christ Episcopal Church and its associated structures and sites. [3] The West Haven Green Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 11, 2000. In addition to the green ...
Westville Village Historic District is a historic district representing most of the commercial center of the Westville neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut.This center developed in the 19th century as an industrial mill village distinct from the city center, and retains many architectural features of that period.