Beacon Falls / Mark Heiss, with the Beacon Falls Historical Society.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Heiss, Mark., Author.

Beacon Falls Historical Society., Author.

Contributor:

Beacon Falls Historical Society., Author.

Series:

Images of America.

Images of America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Beacon Falls (Conn.)--History--Pictorial works.

Beacon Falls (Conn.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (127 pages) : chiefly illustrations, map.

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : Arcadia Pub., [2012]

Summary:

On September 7, 1693, in exchange for 10 pounds and a barrel of cider, a former Indian slave named Toby was given a tract of land that became much of present-day Beacon Falls. Included was the scenic valley north of town, where in 1876 the Naugatuck Railroad established High Rock Grove resort. Boating was popular at the dam, whose water powered the local woolen mill. As the popularity of men's shawls declined, the need for rubber footwear grew. So in 1898, the woolen mill transformed into a rubber shoe factory that made Beacon Falls and its Top Notch brand household names. Success motivated the Beacon Falls Rubber Shoe Company to hire the famed Olmsted Brothers in 1915 to create a planned neighborhood on the hill behind the factory. Beacon Falls also chronicles the story of the people--the farmers, the factory workers, the shopkeepers, the teachers, and most of all the families who built this community and have called Beacon Falls home.

Contents:

The valley

The village

Early life

Rubber shoes and brass hinges

Marching on

Evolution

Flood

Aftermath.

OCLC:

885207783