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East Hampton Connecticut
East Hampton is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 13,352 at the 2000 census. The town center village is listed as a census-designated place (CDP). East Hampton includes the villages of Cobalt, Middle Haddam, and Lake Pocotopaug.
The southern trailhead of the Shenipsit Trail is in Cobalt, and the Airline State Park (a rail trail) has its southern trailhead in East Hampton, at Smith Street. The 884-acre (358 ha) Hurd State Park, Meshomasic State Forest and Salmon River State Forest are located in town. Comstock's Bridge, more commonly known as the Comstock Covered Bridge and the only remaining covered bridge in eastern Connecticut, spans the Salmon River near Route 16 in East Hampton. Local legend says that the bridge is haunted.
The Chatham Historical Society Museum and the Joseph N. Goff House Museum and Cultural Center are located in the town.
East Hampton Connecticut History
The first settlers of the area arrived in 1739 by sea from Eastham, Massachusetts. They traveled up the Connecticut River to Middle Haddam parish between the two adjacent towns of Middletown and Haddam. Led by Isaac Smith, some of these settlers went on to the hills near Lake Pocotopaug, the present-day location of East Hampton. In 1746, the settlers named their community Easthampton parish after their former home of Eastham. In 1767, the community was separated from Middletown incorporated by the Connecticut General Assembly as the township of Chatham, after Chatham, Medway due to the important shipbuilding industries that both places had in common. In the 19th century, East Hampton became the center of the manufacturing of bells, with the first factory being constructed in 1808. During this period, thirty firms were known to have built and run factories producing these bell products, the four most prominent being Bevin Brothers Manufacturing Company, Starr, Hill, and Gong Bell. In 1841, the East Middletown parish, which had been a part of Chatham, separated and became a new township called Conway (later renamed to Portland).
Main Street, about 1907
Chatham was renamed to East Hampton in 1915, which had long been a second name for the township. The name East Hampton, however, is confusing, since the town is, in fact, approximately 30 miles southwest of Hampton, Connecticut. In addition, there is often confusion between East Hampton and the contiguous town of East Haddam, which was named in 1734. The bell companies that dominated the economy of East Hampton continued to flourish until The Great Depression. Today, the only remaining company is Bevin Brothers Manufacturing Company, at a much reduced scale. Many of the brick factories from this remain untouched in the center of the town, due to heavy metal poisoning. Others have been converted into offices, stores, and other small businesses.
Capt. Jesse Hurd was a master ship builder in Middle Haddam after the Revolutionary War until his death in 1839. Interest in ship building in Middle Haddam dwindled thereafter. Captain Hurd was also the owner and creator of the New York Screw Dock Company, a dry dock facility for ship repairs.
East Hampton Connecticut Videos
Natchaug State Forest 9-6-10
Created on October 6, 2010 using FlipShare.
Devil's Hopyard State Park - An Adventure
2019 East Haddam, CT. A quick trip around Devil's Hopyard State Park. Scenic waterfalls and peaceful surroundings. Bring your hiking boots as it can be a bit slippery when it's icy! A very nice family adventure spot.
DEVILS HOPYARD HIKE / East Haddam CT
This is a 860 acre forest that I used to hike with family years ago. It has many views of the stream from Chapman Falls (at beginning of video), and a overlook of the land.
While the video is quick and with cheerful hiking music, there are legends of Satan spooking the Puritan settlers of the land. It was believed that the demon sat on top of the Chapman Falls like a throne and played a violin? People have reported seeing shadows, orbs, and even EVP's while hiking.
The Hopyard part is because there was brewery at one time in the area.
I found this out after the hike and editing the video, so I will have to go back sometime and see if I can find something spooky.
This is an edit of the same one I released this past weekend. I needed to censor my language and some graffiti on the rocks.
Lots of extras and updates at:
Facebook:
Park Site:
The spooky legend:
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Air Line State Park Trail - Highlights Along the Way
Town by town highlights of things to see and do, both on and off the Air Line State Park Trail, a 50-mile multi-use trail for non-motorized recreation located along an abandoned rail corridor in eastern CT. The trail is open daily year round and is suitable for people of all ages and fitness levels.
Connecticut Nature - Natchaug River in Tolland - Relaxation Moment - Nature Photography
The Natchaug River is a 17.9-mile-long river in Windham and Tolland Counties in Connecticut. It is famous among local outdoor enthusiasts. Very peaceful place, good for fishing and kayaking. Very relaxing!
Morrison Waite | Wikipedia audio article
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Morrison Waite
00:02:10 1 Early life and education
00:03:37 2 Marriage and family
00:04:01 3 Political and legal career
00:05:18 3.1 Supreme Court nomination
00:07:28 4 The Waite Court, 1874–1888
00:13:51 5 Role in corporate personhood controversy
00:16:31 6 Champion of education opportunities for blacks
00:16:51 7 Frankfurter's view of Waite
00:17:19 8 Death
00:18:35 9 Legacy
00:18:49 10 See also
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Morrison Remick Mott Waite (November 29, 1816 – March 23, 1888) was an attorney, judge, and politician from Ohio. He served as the seventh Chief Justice of the United States from 1874 to his death in 1888. During his tenure, the Waite Court took a narrow interpretation of federal authority related to laws and amendments that were passed during the Reconstruction Era to expand the rights of freedmen and protect them from attacks by vigilante groups such as the Ku Klux Klan.
Born in Lyme, Connecticut, Waite established a legal practice in Toledo, Ohio after graduating from Yale University. As a member of the Whig Party, Waite won election to the Ohio Senate. An opponent of slavery, he helped establish the Ohio Republican Party. He served as a counsel in the Alabama Claims and presided over the 1873 Ohio constitutional convention.
After the May 1873 death of Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase, President Ulysses S. Grant underwent a prolonged search for Chase's successor. With the backing of Secretary of the Interior Columbus Delano, Grant nominated Waite in January 1874. The nomination of the relatively obscure Waite was poorly received by some prominent politicians, but the Senate unanimously confirmed Waite and he took office in March 1874. Despite some support for his nomination, he declined to run for president in the 1876 election, arguing that the Supreme Court should not serve as a mere stepping stone to higher office. He served on the court until his death of pneumonia in 1888.
Waite did not emerge as an important intellectual force on the Supreme Court, but he was well regarded as an administrator and conciliator. He sought a balance between federal and state power and joined with most other Justices in narrowly interpreting the Reconstruction Amendments. His majority opinion in Munn v. Illinois upheld government regulation of grain elevators and railroads and influenced constitutional understandings of government regulation. He also helped establish the legal concept of corporate personhood in the United States.