From the 'Turnback Tuesday' archives: Naugatuck Railroad

 

This week's "Turnback Tuesday" features a photo of the original Naugatuck Railroad before it merged with the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroads in 1906. 

The original Naugatuck Railroad was chartered in 1845, and spanned between Bridgeport and Winsted. Construction began in 1848 and the first train ran in June of 1849. This image shows the railroad behind the Hallock family home. After the 1955 Flood in Connecticut, the railroad was relocated and ran between Thomaston and East Litchfield.

[First posted on this date in 2017.]

Thanks goes to the Derby Public Library staff for sharing interesting local history each week.

'Turnback Tuesday' features watercolor image of Derby Landing

Turnback Tuesday is sharing a David Gray watercolor that hangs in Derby Public Library. 

This image is of the Ship Building Yard at Derby Landing. It was started in the spring of 1824 by brothers Zephaniah and Israel Hallock. 

They ran a successful business over a span of 44 years, building 50 vessels. The last ship to be built was called the "Modesty." 

In 1868, the brothers sold their property to the Naugatuck Railroad.

Thanks goes to the Derby Public Library staff for sharing interesting local history each week.