Two centuries of New Milford, Connecticut : an account of the bi-centennial celebration of the founding of the town held June 15, 16, 17, and 18, 1907, with a number of historical articles and reminiscences . ines, withwhich they labored with great zeal to subdue the flames. Withthe aid of our own brave boys, this was finally accomplished,but not until the whole block and both sides of Bank Streetwere smoking ruins. Three hotels, two bank buildings, thePost Office building, and the largest mercantile establishmentsin the town, with their contents, were destroyed. The onlybuilding in the whole
Two centuries of New Milford, Connecticut : an account of the bi-centennial celebration of the founding of the town held June 15, 16, 17, and 18, 1907, with a number of historical articles and reminiscences . ines, withwhich they labored with great zeal to subdue the flames. Withthe aid of our own brave boys, this was finally accomplished,but not until the whole block and both sides of Bank Streetwere smoking ruins. Three hotels, two bank buildings, thePost Office building, and the largest mercantile establishmentsin the town, with their contents, were destroyed. The onlybuilding in the whole square that was saved Intact was the finemansion on the southeast corner of Main and Bridge streets,the residence of State Bank Commissioner Charles H. Nobleand his brother, Town Clerk Russell B. Noble—worthy descend-ants of the pioneer settler of the town. Did the brave merchants and men of aff^alrs, who could donothing while they saw their property go up in smoke, sit downin despair. Not they! They cleared away the rubbish beforeIt was cold. They worked with a will to bring order out ofchaos. They erected on The Green cheap wooden build-ings, in which they gathered the remnants of their goods; and. Activities of New Milford in Later Years 97 soon the beautiful square looked like a mushroom city in somemining district of the West. They named it Shanty Town,and for several months business was transacted there. After the fire, streets were improved, and the system ofdrainage was extended. Stores were enlarged—some to doubletheir former size—their business increased, and in less than twoyears no trace of the terrible catastrophe was visible. The town was rebuilt of brick, iron, and stone, more beautifuland substantial than before. The three hotels, which had beenof wood, were replaced by much larger buildings of brick. Onthe site of that famous hostelry, the New England Hotel, nowstands the magnificent United Bank Building, one of the bestequipped banking establishments in
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