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In 1959, the Town of Milford, including the Borough of Woodmont, was incorporated as the City of Milford. View of Milford's greens on a 19th-century naïve landscape painting Towns created from Milford [ edit ]
February 1, 1639, is the date the area then known as "Wepawaug" was purchased from Ansantawae, chief sachem of the Paugusset Tribe. Settlers began arriving shortly thereafter and began to build the town known as Milford. Townspeople played a part in the development of the United States.
In the post-World War II period, Milford underwent significant suburbanization, and in 1959 the town incorporated as a city. In the later 20th century, the town became home to many multinational corporations including the Schick Shaving Company .
Milford, city, coextensive with the town (township) of Milford, New Haven county, southwestern Connecticut, U.S. It lies on Long Island Sound northeast of the mouth of the Housatonic River. Settled in 1639 on land bought from the Paugusset Indians, it was probably named (1640) for Milford Haven,
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Welcome to Milford, a “Small City with a Big Heart!" Strolling through downtown you get that small town feeling coupled with the charm and sense of history of an English settlement dating from 1639. Walk over the Hotchkiss Bridge, gaze at the gorge framed by the arch of the Memorial Bridge, stop for an ice cream cone, and take a tour on a rented bike or kayak, then return to treat yourself ...
MilfordinNewHavenColony— 1644-1665 18 III.MilfordintheConnecticutColony— 1666-1783 33 IV.TheEarlyNationalPeriod— 1783-1848. 6$ V.TheMid-NineteenthCentury— 1849-1873 • 89 VI.TheBeginningsofModernMilford— 1874-1916 108 VII.TheLastQuarterCentury— 1916-1939128 OldHousesandChurches. . ..159 Appendix 171 Bibliography 193 Index 197 IX
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