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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM105O_a-habitat-renewed_Norwalk-CT.html
In the past, the shallow and stagnant Mill Pond was not a good place for marine life. In 1996-97, the City of Norwalk undertook a $500,000 project to improve the aquatic habitat. Funds for the work came from the Connecticut Department of Environme…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM105N_the-birds_Norwalk-CT.html
While the Mill Pond Restoration Project created a better environment for animals under the water, the creatures that we can see benefiting are the birds. A variety of feathered species are drawn here by the edible plant material and the small fish…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM105L_mill-pond-history_Norwalk-CT.html
The Mill Pond was created, probably in the 1700s, by diking a natural coastal inlet, save for a narrow channel that would power a mill wheel. Seaview Avenue and Veterans Park were later built on more landfill.
Other businesses, most notably hat…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM105C_lifeguarding-history_Norwalk-CT.html
By the late 1800s, swimming (or "bathing" as it was known as then) had become an extremely popular recreational activity in America. In the 1910s, the American Red Cross and Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) responded to the alarming number…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM105B_harvesting-from-the-sea_Norwalk-CT.html
Year-round at Calf Pasture, you'll see people reaping the bounty that Long Island Sound provides. You can participate too, but be sure to first obtain the required permits and then obey all applicable requirements and restrictions. These measures …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1059_the-marvin-property_Norwalk-CT.html
Marvin Elementary School stands on the site of the former homestead of the Marvin-Taylor family, who lived in the 19-room farmhouse for more than 130 years.
William Marvin, an ancestor of one of Norwalk's earliest settlers, built the house in 1…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1057_taylor-farm-park_Norwalk-CT.html
This 30-acre open space is what remains of the former Marvin-Taylor farm property, a spread that once was called "one of the fairest domains in Southern New England."
Descendants of one of Norwalk's earliest residents, Matthew Marvin, first bou…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1056_a-calf-pasture-primer_Norwalk-CT.html
Norwalk's first European settlers grazed their cattle on this property - hence the name "Calf Pasture." Among these earliest arrivals was Matthew Marvin, who moved to Norwalk in 1651 (the year the town was founded). His son, Matthew Jr., bought a …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM104K_the-british-invasion_Norwalk-CT.html
In early July 1779, British General William Tryon led 2,600 British and Hessian soldiers on raids down the Connecticut shoreline to punish residents for their "ungenerous and wanton insurrection" against the Crown. They destroyed homes, provisions…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM104I_roger-ludlow_Norwalk-CT.html
This stone, erected December, 1895,commemorates the purchase from the aboriginal inhabitants, madeFebruary 26, 1640-1, byRoger Ludlow,Deputy-Governor of the Colony of Connecticut,framer of its first Code of Laws, and Founder of Norwalk,of "All the…