Wallingford, CT Historic Marker - Wallingford, CT
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N 41° 27.300 W 072° 49.080
18T E 682247 N 4591566
The blue historic sign for Wallingford, CT is on North Main Street.
Waymark Code: WM15QME
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 02/10/2022
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This is a large sign on a traffic island on North Main Street that describes the town's history.
Text of sign:
This territory was purchased by the New Haven Colony in 1683 from Montowese, son of an Indian sachem. It was named after Wallingford, England, and was settled in 1670 by planters from New Haven and Stratford. Its boundaries originally encompassed present-day Cheshire, Meriden, and part of Prospect. From 1766 when the "True Sons of Liberty" order was formed in the town, the cause of liberty was of foremost importance. A Native son, Dr. Lyman hall, was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. originally agricultural, the town has made a lasting name for itself thorough the development of the silverware industry.
Erected by the town of Wallingford, the Wallingford Historical Society and the Connecticut Historical Commission. 1976
The sign has the same text on both sides.
Marker Name: Wallingford
Marker Type: Suburban Roadside
Date Dedicated / Placed: 1976
Additional Information: Not listed
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