The first truss bridge in the United States was erected nearby over the Mill River in Whitneyville in 1823, but has since been replaced. In 1806, the dam that Eli Whitney built at the mill site was enlarged to create a reservoir, Lake Whitney. Whitney constructed stone houses for his employees in the nearby area, which is still referred to as Whitneyville this is believed to be the first example of employer-provided homes in U.S. The major thoroughfare through Hamden is named Whitney Avenue in honor of Eli Whitney, and it runs past Whitney's old factory, now the Eli Whitney Museum.Īn 1827 painting of Whitneyville by William Giles Munson. At that site, Whitney introduced the modern era of mass production with the concept of interchangeable parts. government at a mill site in Hamden, where a waterfall provided a good source of power. In 1798, four years after Eli Whitney began manufacturing the cotton gin in New Haven, he made arms for the U.S.
Largely developed as a nodal collection of village-like settlements (which remain distinct today), including Mount Carmel (home to Quinnipiac University), Whitneyville, Spring Glen, West Woods, and Highwood, Hamden has a long-standing industrial history. It remained a part of New Haven until 1786 when 1,400 local residents incorporated the area as a separate town, naming it after the English statesman John Hampden. It was settled by Puritans as part of the town of New Haven. Hamden was purchased by William Christopher Reilly and the Reverend John Davenport in 1638 from the local Quinnipiac Native American tribe. Special thanks to honorary team manager, Sage Peng, for once again assisting with race management.The peaceful tribe of Quinnipiacs were the first residents of the land that is now Hamden, they had great regard awe and veneration for the Blue Hills Sleeping Giant Mountain. Thanks to all the parents and fans who came out to support the team. Cushing, W & M, & Worcester) and the NEPSTA Div. The team will now begin to taper the weekly mileage as we turn an eye toward being in peak condition for our final regular season race next Saturday (Home v. Today's race was a welcome easy race day. Thankfully, John Ross was next to crest the hill to secure the Griffin victory. The next three finishers also wore the Pomfret Jersey: Brody Childs, Charles Shehan, and Jimmy Manning.
Two more Rectory runners as well as Hyde's top man came in next, making those of us on the Quad (at least the coaches) a bit nervous about securing this 'easy' win. Zack Weimer barely broke a sweat and glided in 4th overall. With Carlin Testa out for personal reasons, sophomore Chris Soutter laid claim to the second position for Pomfret (third overall) and finished just behind an impressive Rectory runner. In his penultimate home race, senior co-captain, Jeff Austin toyed with the competition for the first mile and a half before dropping the hammer to take the race with ease. The team paced themselves to both preserve the win and our strength going into our two final races of the season. We anticipated winning and, consequently, ran a conservative race. On a perfect day for cross country, we hosted our neighbors Hyde and Rectory for a race around, down, and back up the Hill top.