Fair Haven, Connecticut
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Neighbourhood
A neighbourhood or neighborhood is a geographically localised community within a larger city, town or suburb. Neighbourhoods are often social communities with considerable face-to-face interaction among members. "Researchers have not agreed on an exact definition...
in the eastern part of the city of New Haven
New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven is the second-largest city in Connecticut and the sixth-largest in New England. According to the 2010 Census, New Haven's population increased by 5.0% between 2000 and 2010, a rate higher than that of the State of Connecticut, and higher than that of the state's five largest cities, and...
, Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
located between the Mill and Quinnipiac
Quinnipiac River
The Quinnipiac River is a river in the New England region of the United States, located entirely in the state of Connecticut.It rises in west central Connecticut from Dead Wood Swamp west of the city of New Britain...
rivers. The northeast section of the neighborhood is also known as Chatham Square.
In 2010, New Haven mayor John DeStefano, Jr.
John DeStefano, Jr.
John DeStefano, Jr. is the current mayor of New Haven, Connecticut. He was the Democratic candidate in 2006 for Governor of Connecticut, unsuccessfully challenging incumbent Republican Governor M. Jodi Rell. He was also the named defendant in the landmark 2009 U.S. Supreme Court case of Ricci v...
summarized the neighborhood by remarking that people in Fair Haven stay in the neighborhood to shop, eat, go to school and worship. "More than any other neighborhood in the city," Fair Haven is rooted in, and contained within itself.
Fair Haven is located about two miles east of the New Haven Green
New Haven Green
The New Haven Green is a privately owned park and recreation area located in the downtown district of the city of New Haven, Connecticut. It comprises the central square of the nine-square settlement plan of the original Puritan colonists in New Haven, and was designed and surveyed by colonist...
comprising New Haven ward
Wards of the United States
In the United States, a ward is an optional division of a city or town, especially an electoral district, for administrative and representative purposes...
s 14, 15, 16, and a portion of 8. It is bounded on the east and south by the Quinnipiac River, on the west by the Mill River, on the northwest by Amtrak
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
railroad tracks, and on the north by I-91 (in the vicinity of Exit 7). The main through routes of the area are Grand Avenue, Blatchley Avenue, and Ferry Street.
In its early days, the area was called by a succession of names including Farmes, East Farmes, The Neck, Dragon, and Clamtown. Herman Hotchkiss
Herman Hotchkiss
Herman Hotchkiss was an early settler of East Haven, Connecticut and is credited as founder of Fair Haven, Connecticut...
is credited as founder due to his investments and development.
Fair Haven is not to be confused with the adjacent Fair Haven Heights
Fair Haven Heights
Fair Haven Heights, or simply the Heights, is a residential and light industrial neighborhood in the eastern part of the city of New Haven, Connecticut, located east of the Quinnipiac River. Fair Haven Heights is not to be confused with the adjacent Fair Haven neighborhood west of the river...
neighborhood.
17th century
Prior to its founding by European settlers, Fair Haven was used by the Momauguin group of QuinnipiackQuinnipiack
This article is about the Native American nation. For the university, see Quinnipiac University.The Quinnipiac — rarely spelled Quinnipiack — is the English name for the Eansketambawg a Native American nation of the Algonquian family who inhabited the Wampanoki This article is about the Native...
Native Americans
Native Americans in the United States
Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples in North America within the boundaries of the present-day continental United States, parts of Alaska, and the island state of Hawaii. They are composed of numerous, distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of which survive as...
for farming
Agriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
.
It is said that in 1639, when Captain Richard Russell first viewed the harbor, "The sight of the harbor did so please the Captain of the ship, that they called it a Fayre Haven." In 1640, the area currently called Fair Haven was named 'The Neck'. Fair Haven was originally a village formed in 1679 to house industrial workers, as the area was a source of oyster
Oyster
The word oyster is used as a common name for a number of distinct groups of bivalve molluscs which live in marine or brackish habitats. The valves are highly calcified....
s and other products of the rivers and nearby harbor
New Haven Harbor
New Haven Harbor is an inlet on the north side of Long Island Sound in the state of Connecticut in the United States. The harbor area is an inlet carved by the retreat of the glaciers during the last ice age approximately 13,000 years ago....
. It is said to have produced almost 5,000 gallons of oysters per day in season when at its peak. Besides oyster houses, manufacturing plants and a brewery
Brewery
A brewery is a dedicated building for the making of beer, though beer can be made at home, and has been for much of beer's history. A company which makes beer is called either a brewery or a brewing company....
were established. In the beginning, Fair Haven could only be reached by boat, on foot, or on horseback. In time, dirt roads were laid, for use by horse-drawn
Cart
A cart is a vehicle designed for transport, using two wheels and normally pulled by one or a pair of draught animals. A handcart is pulled or pushed by one or more people...
vehicles.
18th century
In 1784 Fair Haven became a part of the city of New Haven. The Pardee Family of East Haven began a ferry service across the Quinnipiac in 1785. The service was discontinued in 1791 with the construction of the Dragon BridgeDragon Bridge
Dragon Bridge is a road bridge located in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. It is situatedin the northeast of Vodnik Square across the Ljubljanica river. Built in the beginning of the 20th century, the bridge is today protected as a technical monument....
.
19th century
In 1806, land was donated for Fair Haven Union CemeteryFair Haven Union Cemetery
Fair Haven Union Cemetery, located at 149 Grand Ave., covers in the neighborhood of Fair Haven, Connecticut. Although graves were there as early as 1803, the land was donated for the cemetery by local farmers Stephen Rowe and Nathaniel Granniss in 1808. The site included land for a meeting...
.
By 1808, Fair Haven had 50 houses.
In 1820, the first apartment building for multiple residences was built.
In 1824, residents changed the name of their home from 'Dragon' to 'Fair Haven'.
By 1830, the oyster beds were dried up.
In 1835, importation of oysters began, with the supply being replenished by 1900.
In 1837 Fair Haven withdrew from the jurisdiction of New Haven.
A number of homes in Fair Haven were used to hide slaves in the Underground Railroad
Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad was an informal network of secret routes and safe houses used by 19th-century black slaves in the United States to escape to free states and Canada with the aid of abolitionists and allies who were sympathetic to their cause. The term is also applied to the abolitionists,...
.
By the time of the Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
, some streets had been paved. There was an influx of immigrants
Immigration
Immigration is the act of foreigners passing or coming into a country for the purpose of permanent residence...
after the war, notably Irish, German
Ethnic German
Ethnic Germans historically also ), also collectively referred to as the German diaspora, refers to people who are of German ethnicity. Many are not born in Europe or in the modern-day state of Germany or hold German citizenship...
, Polish
Poles
thumb|right|180px|The state flag of [[Poland]] as used by Polish government and diplomatic authoritiesThe Polish people, or Poles , are a nation indigenous to Poland. They are united by the Polish language, which belongs to the historical Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages of Central Europe...
, Italian
Italian American
An Italian American , is an American of Italian ancestry. The designation may also refer to someone possessing Italian and American dual citizenship...
and Russian
Russians
The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....
. One area with a large number of Irish was nicknamed 'little Dublin'.
In 1860, a group of local businessmen drew up a charter to build and operate a horsecar
Horsecar
A horsecar or horse-drawn tram is an animal-powered streetcar or tram.These early forms of public transport developed out of industrial haulage routes that had long been in existence, and from the omnibus routes that first ran on public streets in the 1820s, using the newly improved iron or steel...
line of one or two tracks between Fair Haven and Westville.
In 1866, Samuel L. Blatchley developed Blatchley Ave., building moderately-priced homes for local workers.
St. Francis Church held its first service in 1867.
In 1870 Fair Haven rejoined New Haven.
In 1885, Nathaniel Graniss donated land for the construction of the First Quinnipiac School.
In 1888, Lancraft Fife and Drum Corps
Lancraft Fife and Drum Corps
Lancraft Fife and Drum Corps is an Ancient Fife and Drum Corps based in North Haven, Connecticut and is a member of the Connecticut Fifers and Drummers Association. Lancraft was founded in 1888, by conservative Freemasons, but over the years has become the pride of Irish Americans...
organized, practiced in Ed Lancraft's Oyster house.
20th century
By the 1930s, Fair Haven was home to more immigrants than 'natives'. Many blackAfrican American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
and Puerto Rican families migrated into Fair Haven by the 1960s. Redevelopment occurred along the Quinnipiac River.
As part of Mayor Richard C. Lee
Richard C. Lee
Richard Charles Lee was a Democrat and a longtime Mayor of New Haven and the youngest when he held the position in 1954 at age 37. Lee is best known for his leading role in urban redevelopment in the 1950s and '60s.-Biography:Richard Charles Lee was born on March 12, 1916...
's urban renewal program, 107 Fair Haven households were displaced in the 1960s.
In 1978, a local historic district was created.
In the early 1980s, many buildings on Grand Avenue were renovated.
21st century
The waterfront area (Front Street and adjancent streets) have been redeveloped in the last decade, including construction of luxury condominiums, renovation of the Fair Haven marina, demolition of the Quinnipiac Terrace public housing project and replacement with a Cape Cod style village with both subsidized and market rate units, and the renovation of many of the old oyster houses. This part of Fair Haven has attracted a culturally diverse mix of young professionals, students, artists, and families with children. Other parts of Fair Haven continue to struggle with poverty related problems such as crime and homelessness.Historical populations
- 1808 - 150 (15 families)
- 1837 - 1,000
- 1850 - 1,317
- 1870 - 5,600
- 1930 - 23,960
- 1989 - 13,895
- 1990 - 14,545
- 2000 - 13,753 (4,724 households)
Flora and fauna
Aside from stray cats and dogs, other small animals that can be found in Fair Haven include miceMouse
A mouse is a small mammal belonging to the order of rodents. The best known mouse species is the common house mouse . It is also a popular pet. In some places, certain kinds of field mice are also common. This rodent is eaten by large birds such as hawks and eagles...
, opossums
Didelphimorphia
Opossums make up the largest order of marsupials in the Western Hemisphere, including 103 or more species in 19 genera. They are also commonly called possums, though that term technically refers to Australian fauna of the suborder Phalangeriformes. The Virginia opossum was the first animal to be...
, raccoon
Raccoon
Procyon is a genus of nocturnal mammals, comprising three species commonly known as raccoons, in the family Procyonidae. The most familiar species, the common raccoon , is often known simply as "the" raccoon, as the two other raccoon species in the genus are native only to the tropics and are...
s, and squirrel
Squirrel
Squirrels belong to a large family of small or medium-sized rodents called the Sciuridae. The family includes tree squirrels, ground squirrels, chipmunks, marmots , flying squirrels, and prairie dogs. Squirrels are indigenous to the Americas, Eurasia, and Africa and have been introduced to Australia...
s. Common birds include blue jay
Blue Jay
The Blue Jay is a passerine bird in the family Corvidae, native to North America. It is resident through most of eastern and central United States and southern Canada, although western populations may be migratory. It breeds in both deciduous and coniferous forests, and is common near and in...
s, feral pigeons, robins
American Robin
The American Robin or North American Robin is a migratory songbird of the thrush family. It is named after the European Robin because of its reddish-orange breast, though the two species are not closely related, with the European robin belonging to the flycatcher family...
, and starling
Starling
Starlings are small to medium-sized passerine birds in the family Sturnidae. The name "Sturnidae" comes from the Latin word for starling, sturnus. Many Asian species, particularly the larger ones, are called mynas, and many African species are known as glossy starlings because of their iridescent...
s. Along Dover Beach, there are scud
Amphipoda
Amphipoda is an order of malacostracan crustaceans with no carapace and generally with laterally compressed bodies. The name amphipoda means "different-footed", and refers to the different forms of appendages, unlike isopods, where all the legs are alike. Of the 7,000 species, 5,500 are classified...
s and caddisflies
Trichoptera
The caddisflies are an order, Trichoptera, of insects with approximately 12,000 described species. Also called sedge-flies or rail-flies, they are small moth-like insects having two pairs of hairy membranous wings...
.
Plants include the Autumn Olive, the Beach Rose, Spartina alterniflora
Spartina alterniflora
Spartina alterniflora is a perennial deciduous grass which is found in intertidal wetlands, especially estuarine salt marshes. It grows 1-1.5 m tall, and has smooth, hollow stems which bear leaves up to 20-60 cm long and 1.5 cm wide at their base, which are sharply tapered and bend down...
, Rosa virginiana
Rosa virginiana
Rosa virginiana, commonly known as the Virginia Rose , Common Wild Rose or Prairie Rose, is a woody perennial in the rose family native to eastern North America, where it is the commonest wild rose. It is deciduous, forming a suckering shrub up to 2 metres in height, though often less. The stems...
, and the Weeping Willow.
Notables sites
- Barnesville Bridge (carrying Grand Ave over the Mill River)
- Clinton Avenue SchoolClinton Avenue SchoolClinton Avenue School is a bilingual school located at 293 Clinton Avenue in the Fair Haven neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut, USA. It was built in 1911 and underwent extensive renovations beginning in 2004...
(built in 1911) - Christopher Columbus Academy
- Erector SquareErector SquareErector Square is located at the intersection of Blatchley Avenue and Peck Street in New Haven, Connecticut. It is a 3-story brick industrial warehouse complex located in the Fair Haven section of New Haven. It originally housed the factory for making Erector Set toys, invented by Alfred Carlton...
- Fair Haven Middle School (built in 1927)
- Fair Haven Union CemeteryFair Haven Union CemeteryFair Haven Union Cemetery, located at 149 Grand Ave., covers in the neighborhood of Fair Haven, Connecticut. Although graves were there as early as 1803, the land was donated for the cemetery by local farmers Stephen Rowe and Nathaniel Granniss in 1808. The site included land for a meeting...
- Grand Avenue Bridge (built in 1896; the 3rd bridge on the site)
- Lewis Bridge (carries Middletown Ave. across the Quinnipiac River)
- Methodist Episcopal ChurchMethodist Episcopal ChurchThe Methodist Episcopal Church, sometimes referred to as the M.E. Church, was a development of the first expression of Methodism in the United States. It officially began at the Baltimore Christmas Conference in 1784, with Francis Asbury and Thomas Coke as the first bishops. Through a series of...
(originally a Congregational Church) - New Haven Brewing Company
- Quinnipiac River Historic DistrictQuinnipiac River Historic DistrictQuinnipiac River Historic District is a historic district straddling the Quinnipiac River in the Fair Haven and Fair Haven Heights neighborhoods of New Haven, Connecticut.It was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1984...
- Quinnipiac River Park
- River Street Historic DistrictRiver Street Historic District (New Haven, Connecticut)The River Street Historic District in the Fair Haven section of New Haven, Connecticut is a historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. At that time, it included 23 contributing buildings....
- St. Donato Roman Catholic Church (built in 1915)
- St. Francis Roman Catholic Church
- St. Rose Roman Catholic Church (built in 1908)
- Strong SchoolStrong School-First building :Nathaniel Graniss, an early area settler, felt there was need for a school in the area, and deeded land where a school was built in 1808. The building was renovated into a church in 1830, and school rooms were relegated to the basement...
(built in 1916) - Tomlinson Bridge (built 1796-98)
Notable sites of the past
- A. C. Gilbert CompanyA. C. Gilbert CompanyThe A. C. Gilbert Company was an American toy company, once one of the largest toy companies in the world. It is best known for introducing the Erector Set to the marketplace....
- Bigelow Company
- Ezekiel Cheever SchoolEzekiel Cheever SchoolEzekiel Cheever School was a school located on Lombard St. in the Fair Haven neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut, USA. The school opened in 1896 and remained as late as 1967. It was named for schoolteacher Ezekiel Cheever....
- Dover Beach
- Dragon BridgeDragon BridgeDragon Bridge is a road bridge located in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. It is situatedin the northeast of Vodnik Square across the Ljubljanica river. Built in the beginning of the 20th century, the bridge is today protected as a technical monument....
- Ferry Street SchoolFerry Street SchoolFerry Street School was a school located at 611 Ferry St. in the Fair Haven neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut, USA. The school was open for 57 years, from 1881 to 1938....
- First Church
- First Quinnipiac School (built in 1885, burned down in 1914)
- Grace ChurchGrace ChurchGrace Church may refer to:United States* Grace Church * Grace Church , listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Habersham County, Georgia...
- Grapevine Point
- John Rowe's tavern
- King's Hotel
- Lloyd Street School
- National Folding Box Company (In Cedar Hill (New Haven)Cedar Hill (New Haven)Cedar Hill is a neighborhood in New Haven, Connecticut. It includes portions of the city-designated neighborhoods of East Rock, Quinnipiac Meadows, and Mill River.Cedar Hill was named for cedar trees that were once plentiful there in 1665...
once a community of Fair Haven) - National Pipe Bending Company
- Quinnipiac BreweryQuinnipiac BreweryThe Quinnipiac Brewery, also known as Brewery Square, dates from 1882. It was listed on the NRHP in 1983, then including three contributing buildings and one contributing structure.It includes a six-story brew house building and other buildings....
- Warner's Hardware Store (built in 1875)
- Woolsey Grade School
List of streets
| Street | Origin of name !! Other | |
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| 2nd St. | ||
| Alton St. | possibly Alton, Hampshire Alton, Hampshire Alton is a historic market town and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of the English county of Hampshire. It had a population of 16,584 at the 1991 census and is administered by East Hampshire district council. It is located on the source of the River Wey and is the highest town in... , England England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental... |
previously called Arch St. |
| Atwater St. | probably William Atwater, Fair Haven native and realtor | |
| Bailey St. | William R. Bailey, farmer | shortened with construction of I-91 Interstate 91 Interstate 91 is an Interstate Highway in the New England region of the United States. It provides the primary north–south thoroughfare in the western part of New England... |
| Beach View Ln. | new street added with 2006 Quinnipiac Terrace redevelopment | |
| Blatchley Ave. | Samuel L. Blatchley, realtor and developer | segment previously named Jackson |
| Brewery Sq. | ||
| Bright St. | Bright family, wholesale rag dealers | |
| Castle St. | ||
| Chambers St. | possibly William R. Chambers, file File (tool) A file is a metalworking and woodworking tool used to cut fine amounts of material from a workpiece. It most commonly refers to the hand tool style, which takes the form of a steel bar with a case hardened surface and a series of sharp, parallel teeth. Most files have a narrow, pointed tang at one... manufacturer |
previously called 3rd St. |
| Chapel St. | Yale Yale University Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States... College Chapel |
previously called Winthrop St. |
| Chatham St. | Chatham, England | |
| Clay St. | Henry Clay Henry Clay Henry Clay, Sr. , was a lawyer, politician and skilled orator who represented Kentucky separately in both the Senate and in the House of Representatives... , U.S. statesman |
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| Clinton Ave. | DeWitt Clinton DeWitt Clinton DeWitt Clinton was an early American politician and naturalist who served as United States Senator and the sixth Governor of New York. In this last capacity he was largely responsible for the construction of the Erie Canal... , governor of New York |
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| Clinton Pl. | ||
| Del Rio Dr. | new street added with 2006 Quinnipiac Terrace redevelopment | |
| Dover Dr. | ||
| Dover St. | Dover, England Dover Dover is a town and major ferry port in the home county of Kent, in South East England. It faces France across the narrowest part of the English Channel, and lies south-east of Canterbury; east of Kent's administrative capital Maidstone; and north-east along the coastline from Dungeness and Hastings... , a seaside resort |
partially obliterated in 1923 with creation of Clinton Park |
| Downing St. | probably Downing St. Downing Street Downing Street in London, England has for over two hundred years housed the official residences of two of the most senior British cabinet ministers: the First Lord of the Treasury, an office now synonymous with that of Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and the Second Lord of the Treasury, an... in London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its... |
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| East Pearl St. | originally named Pearl Street, perhaps because of the custom of using crushed oyster shells as a road surface | |
| English St. | Nathaniel S. English, farmer | |
| Exchange St. | location of an exchange office where oyster were traded for merchandise or for money | |
| Fawn St. | possibly named for a fawn Deer Deer are the ruminant mammals forming the family Cervidae. Species in the Cervidae family include white-tailed deer, elk, moose, red deer, reindeer, fallow deer, roe deer and chital. Male deer of all species and female reindeer grow and shed new antlers each year... sighted in the area |
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| Ferry St. | route to a ferry Ferry A ferry is a form of transportation, usually a boat, but sometimes a ship, used to carry primarily passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo as well, across a body of water. Most ferries operate on regular, frequent, return services... crossing the river |
originally Ferry Path, although the diagonal street was relaid straight; also previously called Guilford Tpke |
| Fillmore St. | Millard Fillmore Millard Fillmore Millard Fillmore was the 13th President of the United States and the last member of the Whig Party to hold the office of president... , 13th U.S. President |
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| Fox St. | Isadore Fox, landowner | |
| Front St. | in front of the river | thought to be the oldest road in Fair Haven, with the exception of Ferry Path; it used to be low enough that oyster boats could reach houses at high tide |
| Grafton St. | probably Grafton St., Dublin Grafton Street, Dublin Grafton Street is one of the two principal shopping streets in Dublin city centre, the other being Henry Street. It runs from St. Stephen's Green in the south to College Green in the north... , Ireland Ireland Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth... |
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| Grand Ave. | called Grand St. until 1871; East Grand St. until 1887 | |
| Haven St. | probably a haven for boats | |
| Houston St. | Senator Sam Houston Sam Houston Samuel Houston, known as Sam Houston , was a 19th-century American statesman, politician, and soldier. He was born in Timber Ridge in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, of Scots-Irish descent. Houston became a key figure in the history of Texas and was elected as the first and third President of... |
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| James St. | possibly James Hillhouse, landowner, but probably James E. English, land developer | |
| John W. Murphy Dr. | Mayor John W. Murphy (Connecticut) John W. Murphy , a Democrat, was mayor of New Haven, Connecticut, from 1932 to 1935, and again from 1940 to 1941. He was born in Fair Haven, Connecticut, where a street is named for him.-External links:**... of New Haven from 1940-1941, a Fair Haven native |
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| John Williamson Dr. | John Williamson John Williamson (basketball) John Lee Williamson was an American basketball player.Williamson played high school basketball at Wilbur Cross High School in New Haven, Connecticut and played college basketball at New Mexico State University. He was a 6'2" guard... , a basketball Basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules... player from New Haven |
new street added with 2006 Quinnipiac Terrace redevelopment |
| Lewis St. | Charles Lewis, ship master and oyster dealer | |
| Limerick St. | Limerick Limerick Limerick is the third largest city in the Republic of Ireland, and the principal city of County Limerick and Ireland's Mid-West Region. It is the fifth most populous city in all of Ireland. When taking the extra-municipal suburbs into account, Limerick is the third largest conurbation in the... , Ireland |
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| Lloyd St. | Sarah Lloyd, wife of James Hillhouse | |
| Lombard St. | Lombardy poplar trees planted by James Hillhouse on his land | |
| Main St. | Amasa Porter, developer, probably mistakenly thought the area would maintain its importance as a main street | |
| Maltby Pl. | Oliver E. Maltby, wealthy retired New York businessman | |
| Maltby St. | Maltby family, early Fair Haven settlers | |
| Market St. | possible site of an old farmers' market | |
| Middletown Ave. | Middletown, Connecticut Middletown, Connecticut Middletown is a city located in Middlesex County, Connecticut, along the Connecticut River, in the central part of the state, 16 miles south of Hartford. In 1650, it was incorporated as a town under its original Indian name, Mattabeseck. It received its present name in 1653. In 1784, the central... |
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| Mill St. | Mill River | |
| Monroe St. | James Monroe James Monroe James Monroe was the fifth President of the United States . Monroe was the last president who was a Founding Father of the United States, and the last president from the Virginia dynasty and the Republican Generation... , 5th U.S. President |
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| Murray Pl. | Peter Murray, carpenter | |
| Park Pl. | Clinton Park | |
| Peck Aly. | ||
| Peck St. | probably William A. Peck, landowner | |
| Perkins St. | Charles Perkins, landowner | |
| Pierpont St. | Rev. James Pierpont James Pierpont (Yale founder) James Pierpont was a Congregationalist minister who is credited with the founding of Yale University in the United States... |
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| Pine Aly. | ||
| Pine Pl. | ||
| Pine St. | Pine Pine Pines are trees in the genus Pinus ,in the family Pinaceae. They make up the monotypic subfamily Pinoideae. There are about 115 species of pine, although different authorities accept between 105 and 125 species.-Etymology:... grove near the Quinnipiac River |
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| Poplar St. | Lombardy poplar trees | |
| Qualmish Ave. | Fair Haven Union Cemetery road | |
| Richard St. | ||
| River St. | Quinnipiac River | |
| Rowe St. | Rowe family, prominent Civil-War era Fair Haveners | interrupted by I-95 Interstate 95 in Connecticut Interstate 95, the main north–south Interstate Highway on the East Coast of the United States, runs in a general east–west compass direction for 111.57 miles in Connecticut from the Rhode Island state line to the New York State line. I-95 Southbound from East Lyme to the New York State... |
| Saltonstall Ave. | Rev. Gurdon Saltonstall Gurdon Saltonstall Gurdon Saltonstall was governor of the Colony of Connecticut from 1708 to 1724... |
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| Saltonstall Ct. | ||
| Sandford St. | Captain Titus Sanford, steamboat pilot and landowner | previously called 4th St. |
| Shelter St. | possibly Shelter Island Shelter Island (town), New York Shelter Island is a town and island at the eastern end of Long Island in the U.S. state of New York. It forms the tip of Suffolk County and is separated from the rest of the county by water. The population was 2,228 at the 2000 census.-Geography:... |
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| Wilcox Pl. | Edward T. Wilcox, joiner Joinery Joinery may refer to:* Woodworking joints or other types of mechanical joints * The work of the joiner, the fabrication and installation of fittings in buildings with materials such as wood and aluminum * In Australia and New Zealand, a joinery is also the generic term for a business which... |
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| Wolcott St. | Governor Oliver Wolcott | |
| Woolsey St. | Rebecca Woolsey or Theodore D. Woolsey Theodore Dwight Woolsey Theodore Dwight Woolsey was an American academic, author and president of Yale College from 1846 through 1871.-Biography:Theodore Dwight Woolsey was born October 31, 1801 in New York City... , President of Yale |
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Digital
- A River Runs Through It - A Brief History of Fair Haven
- CTSchools.net - Clinton Avenue School
- The Community and You: Learning Your Way Around Fair Haven
- DataHaven
- Fair Haven: An Historical and Ecological Field Study
- Fair Haven Community and the Grand Avenue Bridge
- Fair Haven Walking Tour
- The Fair Haven & Westville Railroad
- New Haven Vital Statistics
- Population of Connecticut Towns 1756-1820
- Harrison's Illustrated Guide: Greater New Haven ISBN 0-927054-39-6
- Images of America: New Haven - Reshaping the City 1900-1980 ISBN 0-7385-1032-7
- New Haven - A Guide to Architecture and Urban Design ISBN 0-300-01993-9
- The Streets of New Haven - The Origin of Their Names, 2nd edition 1998 ISBN 0-943143-02-0
- Three Centuries of New Haven - The Tercentenary History ISBN 0-300-00812-0