The Romance of Norwalk

corn mill, 187 Millspaugh, Maria, 332 Milne, John, 379, 389, 398, 407, 434 Mine of silver here, 101 Ministers, Hanford, 41, 47; early duties, 67, 83; Hanford dies, 86; Rev. Stone, 86; reads proclama¬ tions, 107 Mirimar Inn, 399 Mitchell, James, 265; Robert, 389 Mix, Samuel, 123 Modern Norwalk, 424 to 446 Mohawks, 16 Mohegans, 3, 4; secede, 9; in Nor¬ walk, 27, 28 Monehan, Peter, 294 Mononotto, 11 Montgomery, William, 297 Montowese, 4 Monuments: Founders’ Stone, 36; Roger Ludlow, 62; Nathan Hale, 143, 170; Battle of Rocks, 169; Flaxhill, 170; Fitch stone, 170; Grumman hill, 170; Sol¬ diers, 232, 305 Moody, Abbie, 241; Ralph, 241 Moore, Frederick, 402; Goodman, 57; L. H., 227 Moran, Frederick, Mrs., 422 More, Isacke or Isaac, 32, 37, 43 Morehouse, R., 295, 381, 391; Solomon, 141 Morgan, Owen, 38; Widow, 37, 43 Morison, Thomas, 378 Mormonism, 234, 416 Morrill, Milton, Mrs., 252 Morrison, Elizabeth, 241; Frede¬ rick, 155, 165 Mortuary Hill, 181 Moscariello, Thos., 402 Mossman, Albert, 397 Mott, Reuben, home, 165; in guard, 170 Mount Zion Baptist Church, 234 Mt. Holyoke College, 444 502 INDEX Muendel, George, 439 Muller Gloria Mills, 428 Muller, Richard, 428 Mulvoy, Anthony, 402, 404 Mulvoy Tarlov, post and auxili¬ ary, 404 Munition, Norwalk disapproves, 135; in Norwalk, 136, 137 Munson, H. B., 190 Murphy, Michael, 382; Owen, 393; Thomas, 370; William, 292 Musicians, 442 N. Y., N. H. and Htfd R. R., 221, 222, 314, 322; thru Roway- ton, 374 Naigs, 4 “Napoleon,” 217 Naramake Home, 198, 199, 435 Naramake or Naromake, 24, 25, 26, 27, 65 Narragansetts, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 28 Nash, Arnet, 392; Burr, 350; Dan¬ iel, 206, 231, 244; D. K., 227, 392; Douglas, 428; Mrs., 421; E. C., 398; Edward, 38, 84, 136; J., 316; Jacob, 160; John, 84, 206; Mildred, 403, Nathan, 206; Thomas, 419; Wilbur, 295 Nash Engineering Co., 428 Nathanson, Joseph, 251 National Bank of Norwalk, 227, 229 National Guard, see Home Guard Natural beds, oysters, 358 “Natural Growthers,” 353, 359 Nauvoo Island, see Ram Nehantics, 10; western, 4 Neighborhood Center, 242 Neptune Hardware, 427 New Amsterdam, 75 New Canaan, 64, 76, 78, 90, 92, 99, 100, 102, 152; new road to, 187, 190, 195, 209; Mormons, 234, 262; in Civil War, 294, 297, 299; res¬ ervoir, 317; telephones, 338 New Canaan Messenger, 338 New Haven, 131, 142, 173 Newkirk, Conrad, 206 New London, 11, 18, 77 Newspaper, first here, 193; Sen¬ tinel and Hour, 321 to 323; other papers, 323 Newton, Thomas, 99 Newtown, 92, 99, 100 New York, 28; boundary dispute with Conn., 71 and 74-78; in ruins, 182 Nichols, Anne, 441; Clayton, 402; Cyprian, 100; David, 206; Ros¬ well, 193, 323 “Nimrod”, 217 Nipmunks and Nipnets, 4 Noble, Thos., Mrs., 422; William, 297, 298, 300 Nobles, Calvin, 298 Nolan, Robert, 408 Non-Conformists, 45 North Atlantic Oyster Farms Co., 366 North Center School, 245, 247, 251, 255 North East School, 245, 247, 251, 258 North Five Mile River School, 254 North, G. S., 328 Northrop, Francis, 329 North West School, 245, 247, 256 Norwalk, purchase, 1; Indian in¬ fluence, 1; founded by lawyer, 2; islands here named, 7; pur¬ chase deed of eastern section from Indians to Ludlow, 21, 22; central portion purchased, 22, 23, 24; confirmation Patrick deed, 25; origin of name, 25; Indian city, 26; other Indian villages, 27, 28; settlement, 29; planting, 30; western purchase, 32; first settlers, 35-45; home- lots, 46; town arrangement, 49, 50; game, fish, 51; men and women, 53-55; first town rec¬ ords, 56; growth, 63; Indians, 64, 65; meeting house, 66; boundary disputes, 71-78; bridge, 79; first inn, 80; impressions, 81; second meeting house, 85, 86; schoolhouse, 87; prospers, 90; snowstorm, 92; acquires islands, 95; third meetinghouse, 96; offshoots, 99; In 1750, 101; silver mine here, 101; holidays, 106; receives Acadians, 112; French, Indian War, 113; Yankee Doodle House, 115; INDEX 503 Gov. Fitch returns to, 128; on side of King, 128, 129; wedding, 130; passes Rev. War measure, 135; turns patriotic, 136; salt scarce, 138; Rev. generals here, 141-143; Tories here, 146; Brit¬ ish arrive, 152; battles, 153, 154, 155; burning of, 156, 157; Battle of Rocks, 157-158; local men in Rev., 160, 161, 162, 167-171; some houses escape, 164; after Revolution, 172; rebuilding town, 175-178; stage coach days, 179-187; stone bridge, 187; slaves in, 189; Methodism in¬ troduced, 189; newspapers, 193; loses Darien, 196; care of poor, 197, 198; Naramake home, 199; in War of 1812, 200; very patri¬ otic, 201; war resolution, 202; blockaded, 204, 205; Norwalk- ers in War of 1812, 205; cold summer, 206; prosperity, 208; in 1819, 209, 210; transportation, 213 to 225; steamboat, 215, 217; ship to Europe, 218; trains, 218; banks, 226; churches, 229 to 243; Borough, 244; schools, 245; high school, 247; evening schools, 251; public schools, 251; parochial, 258; private, 259; in 1850, 262; pottery trade, 264; shipbuilding, 265; courthouse squabble, 268; hatting, 270 to 290; Civil War, 291 to 305; fire companies, 306; horse cars, 311; Mathews’ estate, 313; water works, 317 to 319; location of old well, 320; newspapers, 321; fire, 324; libraries, 326; tele¬ phones, 337; telegrams, 339; oyster industry, 341 to 367; blizzard of 1888, 369; post of¬ fices, 370; electric light, 376; gas, 377; “The Bridge,” 381; Norwalk becomes city, 381; Spanish Amer. War, 382; first auto, 384; bicycling, 385; in 1901, 386; consolidation, 387; police dep’t, 390; new bridge, 391; in World War, 396; law¬ yers, 405 and appendix; physi¬ cians, 407; suffrage, 410; islands, 414; clubs, 420; advantages, 424; manufactures, 426 and appendix; stores, 429. 430; clubs, 431; hospital, 432; nurses’ home, 433; Y. M. C. A., 434; Dispensary, 434; Vacation Lodge, 434; Day Nursery, 435; Children’s Home, Naramake Home, 435; art colo¬ nies, 435; theater, 439; music, 442; authors, 442; eminent men, 444; government, 468 Norwalkers. characteristics, 53, 54, 55 ; in King Philip’s War, 82 ; in French and Indian War, 113; killed in Revolution, 160; in War of 1812, 205; in Civil War, 292 to 305; in Span. Amer. War., 382 to 384 and appendix ; in World War, 396 to 405. Norwalk Academy, 259 Norwalk Boat Club, 432 Norwalk Club, bldg., 329, 371, 432 Norwalk Co., 427 Norwalk Cong. Church, 232, 259 Norwalk Country Club, 431 Norwalk-Fairfield Boundary Dis¬ pute, 71-72 Norwalk Gas Light Co., 377, 379 Norwalk Gazette, 193, 323 Norwalk Hat Mfg. Co., 290 Nor. Hosp. Assoc., 432 Norwalk Hotel, see Hotels Norwalk Hour, 321, 322, 323, 371 Norwalk Indians, see Indians in Norwalk Norwalk Iron Works, 427 Norwalk Latin School, 259 Norwalk Library, 329; circulating, 329; building, 330; gifts, 463 Norwalk Lock Co., 428 Norwalk Methodist Church, 192 Norwalk Military Academy, 259 Norwalk, Ohio, founded, 174, 213 Norwalk Park, 439 Norwalk Post Office, 370 Norwalk Savings Society, 227 Norwalk-Stamford Boundary Dis¬ pute, 72 Norwalk Tire and Rubber Co., 257, 428 Norwalk Univ. School, 259 Norwalk wedding, 130, 131, 132, 133 Norwalk Yacht Club, 431; com¬ modores, 467 504 INDEX Nugent, J. C., Elliott, Norma Lee, 441 Nullifiers, 135 Nurses’ Home, 433 Nurses, in World War, 403 Nutting, Daniel, 206 Oakes, Charles, 336 Oblong, 76, 77, 78 O’Brien, Jeremiah, 402; Joseph, 286; Stephen, 309 Observatory, Knudsen, 257 O’Connor, David, 293; John, 29 7 Odell, Cornelia, 403; Dorothy, 437 “Offshore lots,” 347 Ogden, Jesse, 103 O’Gorman, Thomas, 430 O’Hara, Fiske, 441 Ohio, Norwalk, Ohio, founded, 174, 213 Oil lamps, in horse cars, 312; on streets, 372 Okerblom, A. J., 243 “Old Field Point,” 265 Old King’s Highway, 13 “Old Time” oystermen, 464 Old well, 90, 101, 153, 164, 215, 217; school, 245, 252; pottery trade, 264; becomes city, 317; location of old well, 320; club- rooms, 325; postoffice, 372; bridge, 392 Old Well Hook and Ladder, 307, 308 Olean, Michael, 296 Olmstead Association, 47 Olmstead, Charles, 370, 371 ; Garner, 136; John, 43, 389, 431; Richard, 30, 38, 43, 47, 48, 100; Stephen, 349; William, 419 Olmsted, Daniel, 100; James, Jr., 103; Leeiftenant, 64, 72, 73; Silas. 103 Onesimus, slave, 152 Opticians, 466 “Orders in Council,” 200, 203 “Ordinary,” see Inn Ordination, ball, 129 Osborn, Charles, 378; Jacob, 204; John, 249, 259, 381; S. E. 393; Stanley, 361; W. E., 338; Thomas, 192 Osteopaths, 466 O’Sullivan, John, 267 Otis, Samuel, 437 Over River, Burying Ground, 96; settlement, 101; school, 245, 248, 251, 257 Over River School, 251, 257 Owens, Patrick, 402 Ox carts, 35 Oyster Fisheries here, 341 to 367; story of oyster, 342; food, 342; “spat” and “cultch,” 342; spawn¬ ing, 343, 344, 345; inshore lots, 346; offshore lots, 347; laws, 347, 348, 349; closed season, 349; planting, 349, 350; two acre law, 349; offshore planting, 350; steam introduced here, 351 to 353; problems, 353; taxes, 355; ship to Europe, 355, 356; quan¬ tities of oysters, 357; ill laws, 357; taxes, 357, 358; natural beds, 358; depletion, 359, 360; ban, 361, 362; Sanitary Comm., 361 ; sewage pollution, 362, 363, 364; value and tax, 365; extent, 365; Norwalk companies, 366 to 368; old time oystermen, 464; grounds, 481 Oyster Shell Point, 124, 382 Page, Charles, 391 Palace Theater, 241 Palinkos, S. J., 290 Palmer, C. R., 428 Pampaskeshank, 27, 28, 33, 65, 148, 150 Panic, 1837, 229; 1857, 229 Paradiso, Antonio, 402 Parcel post, 373 Pardee, Emily, 409; M. Clifford, 238 Parker, Adam, 206 Parker, Dr., 417 Parker, E. H., 378 Parks, 426 Parmelee, Richard, Mrs., 240 Parochial Schools, 258 Parsons, Jonathan, 143 Parsons, Samuel, 141, 143, 153, 157, 158, 159, 160 Patrick, Daniel, Captain, in Pe- quot War, 10, 14, 15, 16; pur¬ chases central Norwalk, 22, 23; gay young blade, 23; death, 23; Norwalk deed, 24; confirmation deed, 25, 33 INDEX 505 Patrick, Richard, 136 Pattison, Thomas, 237 Patton, Miss, 332 Paucatuck, 10 Paugussetts, 4 Paul, Lawrence K., 421 Peach I., 414, 417 Pearl Silk Co, 427 Peat Swamp, 13 “Peck’s Get-Up,” 217 Peekskill, 75 Pelham, M. L, 294 Pelton, Frances, 328 Pennell, Elizabeth, 332 Pennington, William R, 288, 390, 391, 400 Pennoyer, Harry, 350 People’s Trust Co, 228 Pequot Swamp Fight, see Great Swamp Fight Pequonnock Indians, 21 Pequot War, declared, 9; pay dur¬ ing, 9; attack Mystic Fort, 10; Great Swamp Fight, 13, 14, 15, 16