A colorful historic map of Clinton, CT in 1881. Now home to the Clinton Historical Society's "Buell Tool Museum" and the "Clinton Historical Society Museum", the city of Clinton was named for New York's Governor DeWitt Clinton in 1838, when the town formally divided itself from the northern town of Killingworth. In 1701, the Reverend Abraham Pierson, was chosen as rector for the newly granted charter for the founding of a college in Connecticut. Classes were held in his Clinton parsonage. This school was later to move to Saybrook, then to New Haven, eventually becoming Yale University. A charming illustration of the Victorian "Morgan School and Principal's Residence" appears in the left lower portion of the map. On the right side, is an illustration of "Bacon House", a summer resort hotel, complete with horse-drawn carriage traffic.
Complete reference list below.
Features numbered references to the following locations: 1. Post Office, J. C. Parker, Post Master 2. N. Y. N. H. & H. R. R. Station 3. Morgan School & Residence of Principal, Dwight Holbrook A. M., Principal and Instructor in Classics, English, History and Literature. J. H. Sperry, Assistant Principal and Instructor in Classics and Book Keeping Miss Persis D. Hewitt, History, Natural Sciences and English Language Miss Lucy M. Hewitt, Mathematics 4. Episcopal Church 5. Congregational Church 6. Baptist Church 7. Methodist Church 8. Bacon House, E. K. Redfield, Proprietor. The most popular summer resort on Long Island Sound. 9. Armory 10. Town Hall 11. Clinton House 12. Elliott Bros., Flour & Feed Store 13. W. H. Parks, Dry Goods & Groceries 14. E. Roberts, Bacon, Fish, Oyster & Meat Market 15. W. A. Barker, Hair Dressing & Shaving Saloon 16. Eben Griffing, Watch Maker & General Repairing 17. Geo. E. Elliott, Dry Goods and Groceries 18. Clinton Cemetery TRUSTEES:
John D. Leffingwell Geo. E. Elliott Andrew J. Hurd Elisha K. Redfield Secretary of the Treasury, Geo. E. Elliott |