Newtown 1900-1960

by CRUSON DANIEL

• ISBN13: 9780738511382
• ISBN10: 0738511382
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-10-01
• Publisher: Arcadia Pub

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	6	(1)
Introduction	7	(2)
The Village I: Main Street, the Heart of the Town	9	(18)
The Village II: The Hawley Factor	27	(10)
The Edges of the Village: The Heart's Periphery	37	(12)
Sandy Hook: Business and Social Life	49	(16)
The Outlying Communities: Manufacturing and Farming	65	(16)
The Edges of Town: Stevenson and Hawleyville	81	(14)
From Summer Community to Year-Round Living: Riverside	95	(10)
More Special Events	105	(10)
New Light on the War Maneuvers of 1912	115