The Romance of Norwalk

Upper map shows Norwalk oyster grounds under state juris¬ diction, the following having grounds: J. W. Bayles, Lowndes Oyster Co., C. W. Bell estate, A. and G. Stevens, Andrew Radel Oyster Co., Nellie Stevens, Modern Oyster Co., Stevens and De- Waters, J. and J. W. Elsworth Co., D. P. Weeks., C. B. Seeley, Conn. Oyster Farms Co., now Bluepoints Co., M. Parker, Charles W. Ludlam Oyster Co., F. F. Love joy, H. C. Rowe, and H. P. Morgan. The lower map shows Norwalk oyster grounds under the juris¬ diction of the city of Norwalk, the following having grounds: D. B. Decker, estate, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 23, 24, 29, 32, 41, 50, 54, 56, 79, 82, 89, 94, 99, 108, 109, 136, 173; A. A. Geib, 2, 10, 14, 18, 22, 37, 74, 191, 192; Radel Oyster Co., 9, 28, 30, 33, 35, 40, 42, 48, 148, 1 7 1 , 185, 190, 201, 207, 208, 209, 2 1 1 ; F. F. Lovejoy, 3, 27, 31, 36, 61, 65, 85, 92, 100, 102, 1 2 1 , 122, 123, 126, 150, 166, 167, 180, 182, 188; Lowndes Oyster Co. 11, 26, 34, 93, 95, 1 16, 228, 234; Tallmadge Brothers, 12, 13, 15, 16, 58, 68, 81, 86, 87, 88, 101, 105, 134, 168, 189, 223, 225, 226, 227, 261, 266; William Byxbee, 19, 45, 62, 124, 137, 177, 194, 195, 270, • Owen Byxbee, 20; Thomas Byxbee, 21; Bluepoints Co., 38, 39, 43, 44, 52, 53, 55, 76, 78, 80, 91, 97, 98, 156, 162, 164; George Kenzie, 51, 59, I7°, 255; W. Redfern, 66, 75; Charles Purcells, 72; Theo¬ dore Mayhew, 118; W. I. Stevens, 125, 253; Andrew Mills, 145; Charles Raymond, 210, 264; Harry Williams, 215, 246; Mills Brothers, 224, 260, 268 ; George Ackerly, 233 ; John Plander, 240, 242; William Wright, 231; Smith estate, 70, 106, 107, 1 1 7, 169, 218, 250, 251, 256; Ed Schroder, 257; F. Stabell, 128, 259; A. D. Corson, 267; I. Podzelni, 49, 73, 129, 154, 214, 221; C. W. Bell, estate, 165, 183, 184, 204; Wickenhauser, 176, 213, 216, 249. There are others but the grounds change hands frequently and there is no complete up to date list. BIBLIOGRAPHY History of Connecticut, G. H. Hollister. History of Fairfield County, D. Hamilton Hurd. History of Fairfield, Fairfield County, Mrs. Elizabeth Hubbell Schenck. “Pageant of America,” Ralph Henry Gabriel. “Hidden Children,” Robert W. Chambers. “Hawkers and Walkers in Early America,” Richardson Wright. History of Connecticut Indians, John W. DeForest. Connecticut, As a Colony and As a State, Morgan. “Norwalk After 250 Years,” Samuel R. Weed, Compiler. “Indian Wars of New England,” Sylvester. “A Century of Dishonor,” by Helen Jackson. “A Sketch of the U. S. Government’s Dealings with some of the Indian Tribes.” “Norwalk,” by Rev. Charles Selleck, with Supplement. “Indians of the Housatonic and Naugatuck Valleys,” Samuel Orcutt. Colonial Records of Connecticut. “Costumes of Colonial Times,” by Alice Morse Earle. “Popular History of the U. S.,” by William Cullen Bryant and Sydney Howard Gay. “The Pequot War,” by Mason, Underhill, Vincent and Gardener. “Boundary Disputes of Connecticut,” Clarence Winthrop Bowen. “Narrative and Critical History of America,” Justine Winsor. “The Furniture of Our Forefathers,” Esther Singleton. “Norwalk, 1650 to 1800,” Edwin Hall. “Complete History of Connecticut,” Trumbull. “Chapter Sketches, Connecticut Daughters of the American Revo¬ lution,” Editor, Mary Philotheta Root. “Study of Commonwealth Democracy,” Alexander Johnson. “History of Ridgefield,” George L. Rockwell. “Revolutionary Days in Westport, Conn.,” edited by Edith Very Sherwood, librarian. “Four Cities and Towns of Connecticut,” by Acme Pub. and Eng. Co. “History of Connecticut, Its People and Institutions,” George L. Clark. 482 BIBLIOGRAPHY 483 Connecticut Historical Society Collections, Volumes 9 and 10. “The American Revolution,” by John Fiske. “My Story,” Memoirs of Benedict Arnold, late Major General in the Constitutional Army and Brigadier General in that of His Britannic Majesty, by F. J. Stinson. Records of the State of Connecticut, Volumes 1, 2 and 3. “History of Danbury,” James Montgomery Bailey. “Loyalists in the American Revolution,” Claude Halstead Van Tyne. “Connecticut Men in the War of the Revolution.” “The Struggle for Independence,” Becker and Wrong. “Connecticut,” by Alexander Johnston. “Manufacturing Interests of Norwalk,” in “New England States,” Vol. 1. “Old Boston Post Road,” Stephen Jenkins. “Early Domestic Architecture of Connecticut,” J. Frederick Kelly. “Thru Colonial Doorways,” Anne Hollingsworth Wharton. “Historic Costume,” Katherine Morris Lester. “Stage Coach and Tavern Days,” by Alice Morse Earle. “Colonial Women of Affairs,” Elizabeth Anthony Dexter, Ph. D. “Life in America iOO Years Ago,” Gaillard Hunt. “The Salt Box House,” Jane de Forest Shelton. “Connecticut Historical Collections,” Barber. Connecticut Journal copies. Norwalk Town Records, “Town Proceedings,” Volume 1, 1 653- 1706; Volume 2, 1711-1803; Volume 3, 1804-1857; Volume 4, 1857-1872; Volume 5, 1872-1907; Volume 6, 1907 to January 1928. Records of cities of Norwalk and South Norwalk. “Pilgrim Fathers of New England,” by W. Carlos Martyn. “In the Days of the Pilgrim Fathers,” Mary Caroline Crawford. “Address at the Centenary of St. Paul’s Church,” Norwalk, by Rev. Charles M. Selleck, July 15, 1886. “An Historical Discourse in Commemoration of the Two Hun¬ dredth Anniversary of the Settlement of Norwalk, Ct., in 1651,” Delivered in the First Congregational Church in Norwalk, July 9, 1851 by the Rev. N. Bouton of Concord, New Hampshire. “A Gazetteer of the States of Connecticut and Rhode Island,” by John C. Pease and John M. Niles, 1819. “History of the Diocese of Hartford,” Rev. James O’Donnell. Norwalk Red Cross Honor Roll. South Norwalk Public Utilities. Connecticut Public Utilities. “Notes on the Oyster Fisheries of Connecticut,” by J. W. Col- ROMANCE OF NORWALK 484 lins, in the Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Comm., Wash., Government Printing Office, 1891. “Oyster Cultural Problems of Connecticut,” by J. S. Gutsell, Scientific Assistant U. S. Bureau of Fisheries, U. S. Fish Comm. Report, 1923. “Investigation of Oyster Properties,” State Board of Equalization and Oyster Investigation Commission, Conn. Public Documents, 1910, Vol. 4. Biennial Report of the Shell Fish Commissioners, Connecticut, 1925-1926. Biennial Report of the Shell Fish Commissioners, Connecticut, 1927-1928. Norwalk Gazette, early copies, 1818. History of Connecticut, Osborn, “Industrial History,” Chandler. Crofut and Knapp publication, 1924. Annual Reports, Second Taxing District, City of Norwalk, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918. “Connecticut Men in Army, Navy and Marine Corps of the U. S., in the Spanish American War, Philippine Insurrection and China Relief Expedition.” State Factory Inspection Bureau, 1928 Report of Conn. Manu¬ factures. Tax Commissioner’s records. “History of Hatting,” Bailey. Newspaper files. INDEX Aashowshack, 65 A. A. U. W., see University Abbe, Marcia, 438 Abbott, Fred, 402 Abbott, or Abbitt, George, 37, 38, 84 Abbott, Jonathan, 82 Abbott, Seth, 162 Acadians, come here, 111, 112 Accident, librarians in, 330 Ackart, Harvey, 375 Ackert, August, 335 Ackert, Benj., 335 Acton, William, 381 Actors, Actresses, 439 Adam, 21, 22 Adams, Aaron, 170 Adams, Bob, 440 and Lorenzo, 440 Adams Brothers, 283 Adams, Charles, 328 Adams, Edwin, 279, 280, 373, 376 Adams, Elbert, 381 Adams, E. S., 371 “Adelphi Explosion,” 334 Advantages of Norwalk, 424 to 426 Advent Christian Church 240 Advertising, early, 194 Aged Home, 422, 435 Aiken, Henry, 298 Ainsworth, Francis, 240 Airport, 425 Akin, Andrew, 205 Akin, John, 205 Akin, Samuel, 205 Albrecht, C. B., Mrs, 332 Alison, George, 438 Alison, Gertrude, 438 Allen, Enid, 403 Allen, George, 385 Allen, Henry, 206, 299, 300, 302, 335 Allen, James, 293, 382 Alpha Bicycle Club, 385 Ambler, William, 293 American Hat Co., 290 American Legion, post and aux¬ iliary, 404 Ammerman, J. U., 323 Amundsen, Fred, 402 Amunition, 158, 165 Amusement Park, 426 Anderson, Alfred, 243 Anderson Family, 267 Anderson, Oscar, 382 Anderson, Ruth, 405 Andrews, B. M., Mrs, 288 Andrews, Francis, 99 Angevine Furn. Co., 339 Annanupp, 65 Anthitunn, 65 Apitz, Otto, 241 Appendix, selectmen from 1654 to 1900, 447 to 462; South Nor¬ walk mayors, 462; gifts to Nor., S. N. libraries, 463; old time oystermen, 464; attorneys, 464; physicians, 465; dentists, 466; opticians and veterinarians, 466; old time physicians, 467; Yacht Club Commodores, 467; Span. War Vets, 468; clubs, 470; man¬ ufactures, 473; islands, 478; Civil War, 480; oyster grounds, 481 ; bibliography, 482 Archer, Harry, 442 Architecture, early homes, 52; homes, 1750, 104; homes after Rev., 177, 178 Areas, oyster grounds, 366, 367, 368, 481 Arion Hall, 253 Armstrong, Joseph, 298 Arnold, Benedict, 141, 144, 145 Arnold, C. V., 321 Arnold, Lewis, 298 Arnold’s Inn, 180 Artists, 332, 435 to 442 Ashe, Edmund, 436 Atlantic, ships across, 218 Attorneys, 61, 405; today, 464 Austin, A. E., 282, 406 Austin, Alfred, 381 485 486 INDEX Authors, 442 to 444 Auto, first, 384 Auxiliary Police, 400 Avison, George, 437 Babcock, Stanton, 294 Baby Carriage Invention, 386 Baby Clinic, 434 Bailey, Belden, 400 Bailey, George R., 296 Bailey, H. O., 238, 296, 371, 378 Baird, A, E., 378 Baird’s School, 260, 412 Baker, Tallmadge, 407 Balcom, Lowell, 437 Balcom, Thomas, 331 Ball, Hazel, 403 Ballast, 49 “Baltimore,” 217 Ban on oysters, 361, 362 Bank Blown Up, 229 Bank of Norwalk, 227 Banking, early, 226 Banks, in Norwalk, 226 to 229 Banks, Samuel, 335 Baptism, immersion, 235 Baptist Churches, Norwalk, 232, 233; South Nor¬ walk, 233 ; Rowayton, 233 ; Grace or Calvary, 233 ; Mount Zion, 234 ; Hungarian, 234 Bar Association, 405 Barbour, H. H., 406 Barbour, James, 294 Barclay, W. C., 337 Barnes, George H., 428 Barnes, Hiram, 215 Barnum, Father of all Barnums here, 2 Barnum, Jay H., Mr. and Mrs., 437 Barnum, P. T., 69, 70, 323 Barnum, Samuel, 292 Barnum, Thomas, 68, 69, 70 ; Thomas 2nd, Francis, Richard, John, Ebenezer, Hannah, 69 ; Thomas, 2nd and Sarah, Ephraim and Mehitable, Ephraim and Keziah, Joseph, Philo, 70, 100 Barren Marsh, 28 Barrett, Percy, Mrs., 332 Barrymores, 439 Bartek, Kate, 435 Barthis, Ethus, 206 Barton, Calvin, 389 Bertram, Daniel, 205