The story of Greenwich
A BRIEF HISTORY
In 1640 what is now Old Greenwich was pur- The latest Greenwich renaissance came in the last
chased by settlers for 25 coats. This was a good 20 years as Greenwich Avenue became too ex-
deal but when compared to the purchase of Man- pensive for mom and pop stores and major high
hattan it pales Additional land was purchased end chains and local super luxury establishments
along the shore to the Byram River and north took over.Todays Greenwich Avenue is equivalent
to the New York State to Palm Beaches worth
line. By the end of the Avenue and Rodeo
18th century there Drive in Beverly Hills.
were 50 land holders in The current citizenry
Greenwich. seems to enjoy it and
we hope all new Green-
For its first 200 years wich citizens will too.
farming was the major
means of livelihood * To this point the in-
but sawmills and oth- formation was adapted
er industry along the from The Historical
Mianus River created a Society of the Town of
need for shipping. Prior Greenwich.
to the American Revo-
lution the town had
about two thousand
people.
In 1845 Greenwich was
dramatically changed by
the advent of the rail-
road. By the end of the
19th century with the
relative ease of travel
Greenwich hosted people from nearby states and
became a luxury resort. Hotels sprung up along
the shore and many of the visitors built mansions
on the Greenwich” Gold Coast” creating Belle
Haven, Field Point Park, Byram Shore
and Rock RidgeThe early 20th century
saw the advent of the Greenwich infra-
structure, a modern hospital, YMCA and
YwCA, post offices and then modern
office buildings all arrived.
The Merritt Parkway came in 1938 and I-
95 in 1957. At the same time the school
system was consolidated, government re-
organized and major corporations moved
their headquarters here. *
Connecticut 1865
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