New Haven Ny History
The rail line from new york to new haven was completed by 1849 and commuters started using the trains soon afterward.
New haven ny history. It was originally formed 2nd april 1813 including the lots 24 27 about mile wide strip of land running along the lake shore including the mouth of salmon river. New haven was the last town taken from mexico before the organization of oswego county. The town of new haven was taken from the town of mexico in 1813 before the founding of oswego county. Our site has nearly 1000 historic pictures from yesterday and today.
Founded in 1638 new haven connecticut is rich in history of innovation and artistry. Old maps of new haven on old maps online. 8 am 4 00 pm and friday 8 am noon. 2020 town of new haven.
Town office building open m t w th. Discover the past of new haven on historical maps. Geography edit according to the united states census bureau the town has a total area of 33 5 square miles 87 km 2 of which 31 2 square miles 81 km 2 of it is land and 2 3 square miles 6 0 km 2 of it 6 79 is water. In 1638 english puritans established the new haven colony which soon included what are now the towns of new haven branford guilford milford and stamford as well as southold on long island.
The line was part of the new york and new haven railroad after 1872 the new york new haven and hartford railroad which had trackage rights over the new york central railroad s new york and harlem railroad into grand central. The new haven railroad historical and technical association is a tax exempt 501 c 3 non profit group dedicated to the preservation of the history of the new york new haven hartford railroad company and its predecessor and subsidiary companies. The elm city is the first planned city in america built on a grid system and is best explored on foot through a network of pedestrian friendly streets. The new york new haven and hartford railroad reporting mark nh commonly known as the new haven was a railroad that operated in the new england region of the united states from 1872 to 1968 dominating the region s rail traffic for the first half of the 20th century.
The settlers planned their town around a grid of nine squares centered on the meeting house on the green a distinctive geographic feature of the city today.