About the City of Meriden
Connecticut (CT)
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Meriden is a city in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. Pictured: View of East Peak and Castle Craig from South Mountain. Merimere Reservoir and Mine Island visible beneath
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About Meriden, CT:
Meriden was originally part of Wallingford. It was granted a separate meetinghouse in 1727, became a town in 1806, and incorporated as a city in 1867. It was named for the town of Meriden, West Midlands, England.
The oldest house in town still standing, built by Solomon Goffe in 1711, is now a museum, the Solomon Goffe House.
In the 1800s, Meriden earned the nickname "Silver City," due to the large number of cutlery and related products which were manufactured here by companies such as International Silver and Meriden Cutlery.
Charles Parker and his younger brother, opened their first manufacturing factory in Meriden in 1832, with a capital outlay of $70.00. Over the years they manufactured a wide variety of products‚ from steam engines, train wheels and printing presses to piano stools. During the American Civil War Parker's Meriden Machine Company was under Union contract to produce 10,000 repeating rifles and 15,000 Springfield rifles. Parker began producing his own shotgun, referred to as "The Gun of 1866". In 1868, Charles and his sons, Wilbur, Charles and Dexter started the Parker Brothers Gun Company, which continued as an independent company until 1934 when it was purchased by the Remington Arms Company.
The Hanging Hills' Hubbard Park was financed by Walter Hubbard, local entrepreneur and president of the Bradley & Hubbard Manufacturing Company. Hubbard elicited the assistance of notable landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted in drawing up the design.
Edwin Howard Armstrong, a network radio pioneer who invented FM radio, used West Peak for the location of one of the first FM radio broadcasts in 1939. His original 70 feet (21 m) tall radio mast still stands on the peak. Currently West Peak is home to six FM broadcast stations, including WPKT, WWYZ, WKSS, WDRC-FM, WPHH and WHCN. In 1900, Castle Craig was dedicated in Hubbard Park.
The Curtis Memorial Library opened in 1903.
Meriden is known as the home of the first steamed cheeseburger, at Ted's at 1044 Broad Street, which remains a popular local favorite to this day, and it is hard to find a seat at mealtimes- especially lunch. Within the last few years, Ted's has been sold to who is now the 2nd owner.
The Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist have their mother house in Meriden as do the Franciscan Brothers of the Eucharist.
Neighborhoods:
- Meriden Center
- South Meriden
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Community Information:
- Meriden School Website
- City of Meriden Website
- Metro North Railroad
- What's in the area (just for fun)?
- About New Haven County, CT
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