Newtown: 1900-1960

By Daniel Cruson

Newtown changed most dramatically in the period from 1900 to 1960, and Newtown: 1900-1960 captures these changes photographically to show how Newtown became the suburban town with a small-town atmosphere that it is today. The book includes an outstanding array of photographs from three recently discovered collections, including a series on the army maneuvers of 1912, which shows the state of the American army before World War I. Newtown: 1900-1960 begins with the village, which is truly the heart of the town. It focuses on institutions such as the Newtown Savings Bank, which was the business center for almost a century and a half. The book then examines the industrial section of town, Sandy Hook, with businesses that both sustained life and just made life more pleasant. In addition, the book looks at the outlying settlements of Stevenson, Hattertown, Hawleyville, and Riverside, a summer colony that became a year-round place.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
• Release date: Sep 18, 2012
• ISBN: 9781439628607

Daniel Cruson

Daniel Cruson also authored Images of America: Newtown. He is a teacher of local history and anthropology at Joel Barlow High School, where he has taught for more than thirty years. For Redding and Easton, he has tapped three main sources: the Historical Society of Easton, the Redding Historical Society, and his own collection of images. He has woven together these 230 images with detailed text, creating an unforgettable historical work.

Book preview

��1^book_preview_excerpt.html�X���6��=�co����uvp��3>�HI�m�H�;�S�aO�{��}UEJ걍��D��իWU|9^C�҅z����e�����Ç���x�p�������Ϋ���O��s8zu�Ω�8�D���9�lbk|6^�Ӆ� �OŽ�=�n���6�5�hC�z�T2ƫ4���t��j{��F�eR��G�����Vi��1��/�~�?r�����e�D��ަr�F��h&n��D���;�m�S͉��z�ݼ<�:�жS���z��yq��o ܳY��֩�f�n N����n�zݩA[���4�G�N.OQ;��$��_kT��
ƹW)F�
X>I�v��wS��k������%ن�c視��
���̆�-�܁}ʁ,���Pvd�<+���Z�v߻��}���i:^'��@n!jcr�Fc�6=��B6�IDS�t5�v!e;��x�0ؐ�I{��l?He܎^j���9��0b����S�k �s4&����c,�e^�1�+�k���"T���ӗ?o��8��ƶ���]@�3R�(�v: Ҵ�8�J�c�(-� 9;��
��
�xp�NN���Ђ��h���{L<ؖ���,��o�8��a�!�ގ$�9�
���U1��Hy��!I����� ���QS]Nb�TgZ�դCv��)�6:�m�
A�vHAF��D����g]Π�P}�'nIt~s����v$; Z��RFe\2B����+��@�ω� j�� ���>�]�:��w�7�' �L&iNk��!���@>}1�/�]���)��z�[�b������KXh���tkxU�Xg�e�?���*2!# �;DwHc�R`sVv��Ǚ�dۨԅ���r��{c��9��M7@h�mtKE
5�.x�_�r2���@ 2�Ē������%�0�9g�7����o�љ������4K��>;��E�c�0a,��Kĺ��*S-tX2Da]\.ԍCd̪�\>���=�jwy��醍��]>�r�r��T��TK+X5��Y�� u-L�[��Wo�P�C+n�)"e8�> i��2�`x��!�j�[� `��o�T�?q�H�E4�G��9JP�$�ςoϪ����`c�����,���x�� � "`;��l�����'��D��E�u��8�{�#�������`dKd���Ibr�M�P���uK*U���"�!�I�`�dt2�#����\�:��sN߱>�����)Ֆ[�""�����d6��n�+�)p�9���Jq��H���H�5��,:�ε��a�E'>�#�� ��/}92; �oSmo���,H� k���R�:���X0�F�r���߈�h�D�kW�ȱm�YX�=�Ps)�yf �q�wnS��sQ2$\'���Dh!�_�T
�&� ��:���{Z��܁p�&!G���;�#��� N"��}&�,��(.0�"٥.iJGX;hZl��:�f�Sݤ�b�]��'9�h�9��G-R&��d���*���n�a;~�p ����/�)��TO#*�±��E`���B�}��Ao�8|�sO)����x�l��+M�4|T��{�D��S3�s�*�]��U�ɾG�*d�'ijع�F�&���WS��M +�l�!
�^�i�Y�X+3���n�X�Q�Fn��G��暌�/���`��<:�$�p���#��|�C�a�M�G��?�(4��8��� aP���MBĤC�o��IX-^R�d�t�;�6���Ԥ~bW�soС��R��P�.:[��2?whJ����Ч[��t��U��t�Z{�b����;J�;�y��Π�wJ"ݡ�����u)����K�E�Ly�ʡj1�E4
�y%�Cgv���4b����I��V 8���S(ҝ����BՕ�GC5h��:�� ��u��n�93���9� ��&�ڣ�S*J� ڻl��#P[�X���7�B�tO����M�l ;����dԏ�;��yt))I�gZ��JYj�����A)� ���H�h��1��0�����~4xm\h믄�|j�
\ G�~�y0NX���1���I��A*��9Hs�;�q�����F��cNE}@���w_]�Ȯ��m)�Q;�E�oP$�*���s�\�qUY�E��$�h�~���-e,g�D�x�G�|������� L�/��Z��\�ܣq&i&yv��-�Dn^�ȁ� q:�re࿠�ħ�t ���c@F�'�>5��?���X�p��K�`J�Ga� ^��;21䏖� �
U��O��8a�N�5ЬOa"�I�V��fG��*:R-��&��,��Y��۽b������F�%�� ��i�?�u\]���2-#L���=J�R�O�,�%�R� У��nG����DK�|����ɥ�l�l��I-N���ݠˠ� � ER�C�D^^]���O���MuRZ�]���9��Ǽn�Hd]3ap�B�æ�g�i� r�bCjf���
���.�h{͹�D4}��Z��V��zt�h��םy�_��J�z�M%S*�&w�ёҍ��b��p>��ҫ��%,3Y^y!#�*G/�fē
�