New Britain

by Palmer, Arlene C.

• ISBN13: 9780752402093
• ISBN10: 0752402099
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1995-08-01
• Publisher: Arcadia Pub

Summary

As the millennium approaches, New Britain residents have an additional reason to celebrate. The Year 2000 marks New BritainA[aA's Sesquicentennial anniversary of its incorporation as a town. The year of its founding, 1850, was indeed a pivotal year for this manufacturing hub located in the middle of Connecticut. New Britain was once a rural area dotted with blacksmith shops and mills, but quickly evolved into a thriving manufacturing center. The din of factory whistles and the continuous flow of the varied accents of immigrants soon enlivened this sleepy little town. New BritainA[aA's rise in the manufacturing world is surprising, as the town is less than 14 square miles in size and originally had no large natural body of water nor a railroad running through it. However, New Britain came to be one of the most important manufacturing centers in the country.

Table of Contents

Introduction	7	(8)
Acknowledgments	8	(1)
Gathering Together	9	(18)
Women's Work	27	(18)
Razed and Raised	45	(14)
Familiar Faces	59	(18)
The Inside Story	77	(16)
``The Play's the Thing''	93	(12)
Changing Times	105	(23)
Epilogue	128