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Meriden was originally a part of the neighboring town of Wallingford. It was granted a separate meetinghouse in 1727, became a town in 1806 with over 1,000 residents. Meriden was incorporated as a city in 1867, with just under 9,000 residents. It was once proposed as the Connecticut state capital. [4]
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In 1838, the railroad line was run nearer West Meriden (after a protracted battle between competing municipal interests), kicking off a commercial development boom there. Colony Street was by 1875 lined with commercial buildings, many of which were redeveloped later in the 19th century or early 20th century in late Victorian and other styles.
Mark David Benigni [1] (born 1972) is an American education professional and former politician. From 2001 to 2008, Benigni served as mayor of Meriden, Connecticut. [2] Formerly a member of the Meriden City Council, Benigni was elected as an independent candidate in 2001.
Meriden Markham Municipal Airport covers an area of 157 acres (64 ha) which contains one asphalt paved runway (18/36) measuring 3,100 x 75 ft (945 x 23 m). [ 1 ] For the 12-month period ending May 30, 2007, the airport had 18,028 aircraft operations, an average of 49 per day: 97% local general aviation, 1% transient general aviation, 1% air ...
Meriden in 1830. William Yale was born March 13, 1784, to wealthy merchant Samuel Yale (b. 1763) and Eunice Paine, members of the Yale family. [2] [3] [4] His great-grandfather, Samuel Yale (b. 1711), son of Capt. and magistrate Theophilus Yale, was a wealthy landowner in Wallingford, now Yalesville. [5]
The Solomon Goffe House is located north of downtown Meriden, on the east side of North Colony Street between Griswold and Maynard Streets. It is a 1 + 1 ⁄ 2-story wood-frame structure, with a gambrel roof, central chimney, and clapboarded exterior. It is eight bays wide, with two entrances and six windows; there are four shed-roof dormers on ...