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History of New Haven County ConnecticutSelect a City, Town, Village or Township: Our database does not include an historic photo for New Haven County Connecticut, do you have one you would like to contribute? Contact Us! 15% - 35% off all Products ยป The Ready Store Local History Notes:The 1854 Gazetteer of the United States by Thomas Baldwin shows: NEW HAVEN, a county in the S. W. central part of Connecticut, has an area of about 620 square miles. It is bounded on the S. by Long Island sound, and on the S. W. by the Housatonic river, and is drained by the Naugatuck and Quinepiack rivers, and other smaller streams, which turn numerous grist and saw mills. This county has some excellent harbors, affording great advantages for navigation and the fisheries. Some attention is also paid to manufactures. The surface is uneven, and in some parts hilly. The soil is various, but generally good. Indian corn, potatoes, rye, and grass are the staples. In 1850 this county produced 225,881 bushels of corn; 445,125 of potatoes; 112,727 of rye; 67,176 tons of hay, and 948,915 pounds of butter. There were 12 foundries, 32 hardware establishments, 6 India-rubber and 37 boot and shoe manufactories, 4 cutlery, 3 edge-tool, and 3 pin manufactories, 3 cotton and 7 woollen factories, 6 brass foundries, 3 copper and 12 iron foundries, 11 grist, 6 paper, 15 saw and planing mills, and 12 tanneries. It contained in that year 103 churches, 15 newspaper offices, and 9613 pupils attending public schools, and 1832 attending academies and other schools. The Housatonic river is navigable for steamboats 12 miles to Derby. The county is traversed by the New Haven, Hartford and Springfield, the New Haven and Northampton, and the Naugatuck railroads, and partly intersected by connecting lines of the New York and New Haven, and New Haven and New London railroads. Capital, New Haven. Population, 62,126. Local History and Genealogy Links: |
Connecticut Facts: New Haven County Facts: Seat: New HavenEstablished: 1666 Formed from: Original County |