Connecticut historical collections, containing a general collection of interesting facts, traditions biographical sketches, anecdotes, etc., relating to the history and antiquities of every town in Connecticut, with geographical descriptions . easternmost street is considerably elevated above the are two churches in Derby proper ; 1 for Congregationalists andone for Episcopalians ; both situated about a mile north of the the left of the engraving, in the distance, is seen the Leavenworthbridge, leading to Huntington, crossing the Housatonic river. Thepresent bridge was
Connecticut historical collections, containing a general collection of interesting facts, traditions biographical sketches, anecdotes, etc., relating to the history and antiquities of every town in Connecticut, with geographical descriptions . easternmost street is considerably elevated above the are two churches in Derby proper ; 1 for Congregationalists andone for Episcopalians ; both situated about a mile north of the the left of the engraving, in the distance, is seen the Leavenworthbridge, leading to Huntington, crossing the Housatonic river. Thepresent bridge was erected in 1831, at an expense of about 12 or14,000 dollars. Part of Birmingham is seen in the distance, situated on 198 DERBY, the elevated point of land between the Naugatuc and Housatonic are two packets which ply weekly between this place and NewYork. Considerable quantities of wood and ship timber are exported,and ship building, to some extent, is carried on at the Landing. DerbyLanding is about 14 or 15 miles from the mouth of the river, where itempties into Long Island sound, and 8i miles northwest from NewHaven. The river is navigable to the Landing, for vessels of about 80tons, there being about 10 feet of Soxithcastem view of Birmingham, Derby, (1S36.) The first settlers at the Landing were Thomas Parsons, SamuelPlumb, Joseph Hull, Ebenezer Chatfield, Ebenezer Johnson, and twofamilies of Weeds. Thomas Parsons house stood on the ground wherethe Episcopal church now stands; Plumb located himself about half amile north ; Joseph Hull, the great grandfather of Commodore Hull, hadhis house about half a mile north of Plumb; Chatfield settled a littlenorth of Hull; Johnson built his house about a mile s. e. of the Landing ;he was a captain, afterwards a colonel. The Weeds located themselvesabout a mile n. e. of the Landing, at a place since called Squabblehole. This place is said to have derived its name from the circum-stance of the two first families wh
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