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The Middletown Upper Houses Historic District, also known as the Upper Houses River Port, encompasses the historic early nucleus of Cromwell, Connecticut. Sandwiched between Main Street and the Connecticut River, this area was set off from neighboring Middletown in 1851. It is visually dominated by residential structures built before 1810.
Cromwell was settled in the 17th century, and remained predominantly agricultural in character well into the 19th century. It had a small but locally important port on the Connecticut River , which declined in the 19th century, and Main Street afterward became the principal economic and civic area of the town.
The following are approximate tallies of current listings by county. These counts are based on entries in the National Register Information Database as of April 24, 2008 [2] and new weekly listings posted since then on the National Register of Historic Places web site. [3]
Ripperger had studied at the Holy Apostles College and Seminary located in Cromwell, CT. Josiah Belden , born in Upper Houses in 1815, he left the town in 1831. He was a member of the first wagon train taking settlers to California in 1841.
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River Highlands State Park is a public recreation area located on the west bank of the Connecticut River in the town of Cromwell, Connecticut. The 177-acre (72 ha) state park is managed by Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. [2]
Dudleytown was never an actual town. The name was given at an unknown date to a portion of Cornwall that included several members of the Dudley family. The area that became known as Dudleytown was settled in the early 1740s by Thomas Griffis, followed by Gideon Dudley and, by 1753, Barzillai Dudley and Abiel Dudley; Martin Dudley joined them a few years later.
RICHARD POHLE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images. Today, the Prince of Wales, 42, embarked on a solo outing, leaving wife Kate Middleton and the rest of the Wales clan at home. He paid a visit to ...