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Meriden
Incorporated in 1806, Meriden was once proposed as the state capital. Although the plan was not implemented, the rural village quickly burgeoned into a major manufacturing center with the advent of the industrial revolution. Meriden advanced to become renowned as the "Silver City." International Silver Company and other key businesses, such as Parker Gun, Manning Bowman, Wilcox and White, and Handel Lamp, made Meriden a familiar name. Home to Gov. Abiram Chamberlain, Arctic explorer Hugh Johnson Lee, opera diva Rosa Ponselle, and baseball's Connie Mack, the city has also long been enlivened by a diverse mixture of immigrants and newcomers. Bordered on the north by dramatic traprock ridges, Meriden has a larger percentage of parklands than any other town in Connecticut, with Hubbard Park its crowning jewel.
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Meriden
Incorporated in 1806, Meriden was once proposed as the state capital. Although the plan was not implemented, the rural village quickly burgeoned into a major manufacturing center with the advent of the industrial revolution. Meriden advanced to become renowned as the "Silver City." International Silver Company and other key businesses, such as Parker Gun, Manning Bowman, Wilcox and White, and Handel Lamp, made Meriden a familiar name. Home to Gov. Abiram Chamberlain, Arctic explorer Hugh Johnson Lee, opera diva Rosa Ponselle, and baseball's Connie Mack, the city has also long been enlivened by a diverse mixture of immigrants and newcomers. Bordered on the north by dramatic traprock ridges, Meriden has a larger percentage of parklands than any other town in Connecticut, with Hubbard Park its crowning jewel.
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Meriden

Meriden

by Janis Leach Franco
Meriden
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Meriden

Meriden

by Janis Leach Franco

Overview

Incorporated in 1806, Meriden was once proposed as the state capital. Although the plan was not implemented, the rural village quickly burgeoned into a major manufacturing center with the advent of the industrial revolution. Meriden advanced to become renowned as the "Silver City." International Silver Company and other key businesses, such as Parker Gun, Manning Bowman, Wilcox and White, and Handel Lamp, made Meriden a familiar name. Home to Gov. Abiram Chamberlain, Arctic explorer Hugh Johnson Lee, opera diva Rosa Ponselle, and baseball's Connie Mack, the city has also long been enlivened by a diverse mixture of immigrants and newcomers. Bordered on the north by dramatic traprock ridges, Meriden has a larger percentage of parklands than any other town in Connecticut, with Hubbard Park its crowning jewel.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780738573328
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date: 08/23/2010
Series: Images of America Series
Pages: 128
Sales rank: 1,023,037
Product dimensions: 6.40(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Janis Leach Franco, local history librarian and Meriden Historical Society board member, has selected over 200 of the best images from the archives of the Meriden Public Library and combined them with extensively researched captions to provide an authentic journey into Meriden's past from the 1860s to the 1970s.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 6

Introduction 7

1 The Silver City 9

2 Around Town 21

3 Business and Industry 31

4 People and Organizations 49

5 Landmarks and Parks 67

6 Transportation 77

7 Religion and Education 83

8 Buildings and Streets 97

9 Public Services 117

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