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The Record-Journal is an American daily newspaper based in Meriden, Connecticut, that dates back to the years immediately following the American Civil War.It was owned by the Record-Journal Publishing Company, [2] a family-owned business entity, until it was sold to Hearst Communications Connecticut Media Group in November 2023.
Meriden is a showcase for a number of prominent peaks of the Metacomet Ridge, a mountainous trap rock ridgeline that stretches from Long Island Sound to nearly the Vermont border. Notable peaks in Meriden include the Hanging Hills (West Peak, East Peak, South Mountain, and Cathole Mountain); Lamentation Mountain, Chauncey Peak, and Besek Mountain.
As of 1868, Charles Parker Company and related initiatives were described as comprising "four large manufactories, located at different places in Meriden and its vicinity, and some of them comprise so many departments for the manufacture of distinct articles that they might be regarded as several distinct establishments."
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Father Panik Village was the first housing project located in Bridgeport, and the first in Connecticut.Ground was broken in 1939, and it opened as Yellow Mill Village.By 1936, Father Stephen Panik, a Slovakian priest, had enlisted the support of Mayor Jasper McLevy and Gov. Wilbur L. Cross to assist with finances through the Federal Housing Authority.
A further two miles (3.2 km) between downtown Meriden and the quarry were abandoned in 1969 by New Haven successor Penn Central, which took over that year. The remaining trackage in Meriden, known as the Center Street Branch, was not included in Conrail in 1976 and was instead abandoned. [24] [25] [26]
Also at this time, the Handel Company maintained a showroom in New York City at the corner of West Broadway and Murray St. with dedicated sales agents for the entire United States. The production location was in Meriden on East Main Street, just east of Broad Street. [2] In 1914, Philip J Handel died, after which his wife Fannie took over ...
The Leatherman (c. 1839–1889) was a vagabond famous for his handmade leather suit of clothes who traveled through the northeastern United States on a regular circuit between the Connecticut River and the Hudson River from roughly 1857 to 1889.