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Branford Point Hotel's history noted
The Brenford Point Hotel
Oni of thc earliest summer hotels
along the shore was' the Branford Point
Hotel which was located at what is now
the town public beach. It was originatly
the home of Obed Unsley, built iboui
1715, which would pass to his son
Elnathan Linslev. It was I vear-round
home but *as alsri used al'a boarding
hotiic foi hrmnier travelers. The oroienv
included six tcrcs of land, buildiigs,
bathhouses and a vrharf was sold in 1834
by the Unsley fainily to flubbard Barnes
of Nonh Hrven. Hubbard Batnes ran it
many yets ai I suinmir hotel.
David M. King of Fair Haven, purchased thc hotcl in 1860 and buili a
lrge addition in 1879i The main
building was three stories high with
guest accommodations at each end. In
berween was a grand dance hall for
which the hotel was quite famous wirh
its wooden floors and mirrored ceilins.
'The hotel also had a bowling alley, aichery range, grounds for cro(uet ind a
1
large horsc stable. Daniel Bcardsley of
Harbot Street ran the livery at the hotel
and picked up the guests at the Branford
train station. The stearner "Margaret"
alrc made deily stops in front of the
hotel.
Georse Parker and his wife Alice lanphier of Branford purchased the Branford Point Hotel in 1881. They did not
run it themselves but leased the business
to vadous properietors. SheriffJudah
Swift, followed by his son AlbenJ.
Swift, ian the hotel from 1887 until
1899. Another popular proprietor was
I7illiam S. Crofut who managed the
hotcl until it closed in 1914I
Dr. Frank Parker, the only child of
George and Alice, was a famous New
York eye surgeon. He died in 1912 at
the age of 4l and lcft the entire propeny
to the town of Branford to be usid as a
public'park. The hotel was torn down in
19lJ and the stone enuence to Parker
Memorial Park was built.
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BRANI'ORD REVIEW May 31, l9B9
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at the turn of the century
Carnival Days
A popular cvcnr irr Branfirrd ar rlrc rurrr
of thc ccntrrry was rlrc anrrual lJran[orrl
Carnival.'lhc firsr carnival was hcld Ocr.
7, ltt80 orr rhc (irccn and flcaturctl a carrlc
and dog show, vegerablc cxhibir and a
paradc wirh floats. In the ensuing years
the fair includcd additional cvcnts suclr as
a grcase polc by the GAR monumcnr and
horsc anrl buggy raccs down N{ontowcsc
Srrcct.
ln 1901 tlre carnival n'as raken ovcr l;y
tlrc Brarrlirrtl Brrsincss lr'lcn's r\sstx iariorr
and nrovcd ro thc Driving Park orr [asr
N{ain Strccr. tsicycle and rrorting races
were held ar thc new location in addirion
to the annual parade. Arhlcric cvcnts and
an cvening dancc werc rlre fcarurcs on
Saturday. \Vinning a prize at rhc para.lc
u'as rhc lrllF floar wirh Ronran glldiators
riding on top bcrng pullcd by lbur white
Irorscs. Alxrur 6,tt00 pcoplc arrcudcd rlrc
carnival rhat year.
l'he last Branford Carnival was hcld in
l9l0 at rhe Driving Park with rhe usual
cxhibirs, dances and events. An exciring
cntry in thc paradc was a floar nradc by
Claus Johnson of a modcl airplanc which
causrrl nruch commotion as most pcoplc
lrarl rrcvcr sccn a planc. 1'lrc closirrg olthc
Driving Park was rhc major facror in rhc
tcrmination of rhc annual carnival.
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Branford Business Men's Association
Branford Driving Park
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No storm can compare to the Blizzard of 1888
ffthe most famous stornl of the l9th
I century was the Blizzard of 1888.
I Tfre snow began Sunday, March
I l, and because it was warm, most
thought it would turn to rain. However,
during the night the teinperatures plunged
and it snowed for two days with total
accumulation in New Haven of 36 inches
with drifts up to 20 feet. Transportation
and communication ceased for days and
many people were stranded at work or in
trains. There were fears of fre and shortages of food and fuel. Dozens of pho
tographs were taken in New Haven to
record this historic event.
lrss is known about the effects of the
storm in Branford. There was no local
newspaper at that time and few pho-
tographs exist. Edison Monroe of
Branford Point, a young man of 17, made
the following entries in his diary.
Monday, March 12: "The most severe
snow blizzard that New England has ever
Courtesy of the Branford Historical Society
Branford Hills was nothing but a mound of snow after the blizzard of
1888.
witnessed visited our section today.
Streets are entirely blocked with drifts
over 6 feet high with tenible piercing
winds." Tuesday, March 13: "Colder, 4
degrees, heavy winds and continues to
snow. The post office was closed today,
the fust time in many years. Not a wagon
of any kind out, no work in the shops."
Wednesday, March 14: "Cloudy and
warm,'men and oxen are out digging out
the streets. The train is still blockaded at
Branford Hills, no mail, no work in the
shops, drifts are 20 feet deep in some
places, Snow is said to have fell 3 feet."
Fifty passengers were stranded in a
train by Lake Saltonstall without light,
heat or food for three nights. Workers
were also stranded at the Malleable Irons
Fittings Company factory and at the
Branford L,ock Works. Some made it
home walking through the blizzard. One
of the major problems in Branford was
clearing a path from the house to the barn
to tend to the livestock. William and
Edward Knowles reported they could not
get out of Short Beach for two weeks.'
George H. Pond of Branford remembered
that no trains ran for one week and that
the streets were not cleared for two
weeks. He noted that there was still some
snow on the ground until the last of May.
There were no deaths in Branford during the height of the storm. However,
Charles Osterle died a few months later
from the effects of exposure. During the
storm, Isaac Hobart Palmer of 750 Main
St. fetched the doctor for a neighborhood
woman was having a baby. He fell ill and
died in July at the age of 35. There have
been subsequent blizzmds of note in
1915, 1934, 1978 and 1996 but none that
compare to the Blizzard of 1888.
EDITOR'S NOTE: Jane Peterson
Bouley is the historian
Branford.
for
the town
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THE BRANFORD REVIE\IZ April22, 1992 l,
ITIE PORTMIT of Jones Blaehsune hangs in rtc Branford
library bdh in bb kimory.
Pictwes of the Past
Library named in memory
of prominent local citizen
James Blackstone
James Blackstone, son of
Timothy and
Margaret (Goodrich) Blacksone, was
born in Branford in 1793. Throushout
his life he lived on Pine Orchard Road
and workod on his farm every day past
the age of 90. He was a prominent citizen
of Br"anford and served is a reoresentative
to the general assembly
,! ,t"t.
senator in 1842. He was"nd
a town assessor,
selectman, and a member of the Congregational Church. James Blackstone
was also captain of the Connecticut
militia and-served with the Coast Guard
during the \0ilar of tgtZ.
James and his wife Sarah Beach
of
Branford were married in l8l4 by the
Rev. Gillett and had six children who
lived to adulthood - George \7illiam,
Mary Ann wife of Samuel-O. Plant,
Lorenzo, Ellen wifc of Henry B. Plant,
John Augustus and Timothy Bcach. The
youngest child Timothy was a very successful businessman and a oioneer in the
buildine of railroads in the-Chicaso areil
His hel"p was soticited by the tow"n of
Branford in their effons to raise money to
build a new library. Timothy Blackstone
provided all the funds and the James
Blackstone Memorid Library was dedicated June 17, 1896.
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BR^NFoRD REuEw
.
WEDNESDAY, NoVEMBTR 7,
20Ol
First guard unit:saw action in spanish American war
civil
in
.
Following the
war the forma- Bradley
1903. This building srill
tion of what would become the United stands at 6 Bradrey Ar.rr".
States National Guard was initiated. pythian Hall
South Main Street,
In 1868 some local men organized later known on
as the Community
Bj:,."?"
3,1::1":9^"
y.hi.! was part of
. _
-l
the l :, _ffiGfilI
[j,
House,
*,, builr by
Benjamin Hosley
in
;"'
,,] r*i:**"s"1,.'i
1896
t::''''n'.*l,l".1'":i
t.$ ro. .unf years Bartery A
volunteer Infantry.
., r E,$r{
Batterv A held
park
----'
,*" **Ti'q t"io-a.iilr'ai-pa*son
weekenddrills,week- [it'
[!j '*'"*q ' ,. tlI and could be seen in the
"Iong. camps ung ,'
-: - j x,t l rieras *l,t ,r,.i, hsrses and
marched in all the local ffi,'.'
.W& j cannons.
parades. They went by pFr
:.r,:, :
A
n., Armory on
,
re
''' r'
boat to Boston *h.-r"
rrronto*Jr" Street was builr
fJ
troops from all of the
.
in rqii
Battery A had
New England held w-ar L
ili -." "ra
"A
uro roo horses. Ar
H
thar
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Montowese Street to
store their cannons and
time
it
was the onry
Guard.
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'1"*[:T:i't';"aro.*eer"na *y.;l*t"*,:,:r:1;"1}ffi":
mancuvers
from Firct Seleclman
nice, wr,o ar"o
M,p. Fcderal Narionai d;[-;;;
o*neJ;;6';:i-
i*o
worrd wars and Koiea ie-rved rheir
coo,try aurrng tii"
llolding maneuverc at pawson
phoro $une\y orrhe
BBnrord Hisbdcar soLiery.
i';* i, tasg are rhe ,h?mbers trf
o*ffiliii'''*'z*ii'i|"Lilb'*"noo.
I
tsranford
Battery
A was called to duty duing
the
Ameican War in 1898 and toirr o, pin of
]1i1",.^'.", was abandoned in
ll31,i',":n,'J'J:r"iltX'i##1 ,,X?":f?:;'"I3Il;,1';::,::?:l: the Federat Nationnt Guard system, served thcir
irv
dwerring
bv conrractor
tictan
oy
n,inp,i.
Spanish
cowtry during the two world wars and Korea.
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BRAIiFORD
r898.
nAfffny A condacted
Battery
E.r.t
rrrarreareff ai Pawson Parh in
A organized in
; Fgllowing the Civil !7ar, the forma-
tion of what would become the United
States National Guard was initiated. In
1868 inany men in town organized Branford Battcry A which was pan of the
First Ught Aitillery of the Connecticut
Volunteer Infantrv.
Battery A conducted weekend drills,
week-lodg cemps and marched in atl the
locd parides. They went by boat to
Boston whete trooos from dl of New
England hcld war'-*.rr.n. The battery used a barn at the rcar of a house
on Montowese SEeet to stote its cannons
and practice marching and drills. Horses
were-rehted for weekind maneuvers from
First Selectman M. P. Ri.e who dso
owned a livery buiincs. This armory was
abandoned in 1898. It was rurned
iround, moved back 11 feet and made
into a two-family dwelling by contractor
1368
in 1903. This building
still stands at 6 Bradley Ave.
Pvthian Hdl on South Main Street,
Ric}ard Bradley
latei known
was
as
the Community House,
built by Benjamin Hosley in
1896
and used by Battery A as its new almory.
For menv vears Batterv A conducted
drills at F"j*son Park ind could be seen
in the fields with its horses and cannons.
A new afmory on Montowese Street was
built in 1913 end Battery A at that time
men and loo horses and was
hed
the only artillery compeny in the Con'
necticut National Guard.
Btanford Battery A was cdled to duty
dudng thc Spanish American !7ar in
1898 ehd latit as pan of the Connecticut
Nationd Guard system served its country
llr
during the two world wars.
Jane Peteron Bouley
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Battery A
Benjamin Hosley
Connecticut National Guard
Michael P. Rice
Montowese Street
Pawson Park
Pythian Hall
Richard Bradley
South Main Street
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'sTeoxesoav,
Aprul 12, 1995. Bnexronp Rsvrrw . 5
Basketball Branford sQle
Organized athletics
began in Branford in the
1890s producing
basketball. baseball and
football teams.
There were several
private men's sports clubs,
such as the "Hustlers,"
who met in the large brick
building which still stands
on Bradley Street. The
Armory sponsored the
Battery A teams and
champion basketball team
and was considered one of
the tinest tbotball players
in the state. He later
coached the Battery A
teams, M.P. Rice teams,
The Laurels and Hustlers,
Townie baseball and
established and coached
women's basketball in the
@:i***,
several businessmen were
team sponsors, in
Jane Petersoh Bouley ride i bicycle or play
particular, Chet Prann the
tennis. Bob Kelly
grocer. Teams were also organized by
established a girl's high school
St. Mary's, fire departments and the
basketball team called "The
MIF.
Heartbreakers," which posted many
Uniforms were rare and the teams
wins.
played in any building or on any field
There was a complaint made to the
they could find. Despite substantial
State Board of Education concerning
organization, Branford produced a
women playing basketball with this
number of fine athletes that went on to
response: l'The State Board of
play semi-pro football and profes_sional
Education disapproves of
baseball. It would be two decades
interscholastic athletics for girls. The
before Branford High School athletics
game of basketball is suitable only for
were established and supported by the
senior high school girls if it is played
town.
according to the official rules for girls
Perhaps the father of Branford
and is free from unnecessary
athletics was Robert Stephen "Bob"
competition."
Kelly, who at the age of 14, was 6-feet
EDITOR'S NOTE: Jane Peterson
2-inches and weighed 186 pounds. He Bouley is town historian for the town of
was a member of the 1907-8 Battery A
Branford.
Photo courtesy Branford Historical Society
The Baaery A 1907-8 champion basketball'team. Tbp row left to right, are
Bob Kelly, Jack Hanntfurd, Ed Reynolds, Earl Bradley; middle row are Al
Jourdan, Irving Baldwin, and George Fisher; bottom row, Joe Corcoran
and l,eonard Anderson-
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Pictures of the Past: Basketball teams
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Taking a trip to the borbt,
PJvIElr',
tlioi rr*,*bt:
',JrEDNE5D^Y' FEBRUARY
28, 1996
'
BMNFoRD
d
etbre the days of radio and television. a tnp to
the barber shop was a major social event
where the daily news was exchanged. Male
patrons each had their own shaving cup with their
name on it that was kept on the barber's shelf. The
barber shops also offered shaving equipment tbr sale
and otlen carried tobacco products.
Branford had several longtime barbers in the center of town. Fred O'Tell
ran a Tonsorial Parlor in
1895 and advertised "Give
me a trial and I will try to
please." Tonsorial was a
term usofl for a barber,
often humorously. Fred
O'Tell moved his shoP to
Jane P. Bouley
5
South Main St. and was a
barber in town for 40 Years
until his death in 1930.
Other tonsorial artists were
Charles and Andrew CoYle
with a shop in the Post
Office Block that was
taken over by Michael
Desiderio in 1930.
The Desiderio family (brothers Michael and
Sabatino) had two uptown barber shops later called
The Branford Barber and Model Barber Shop. In
1934 Michael Desiderio advertised haircuts for men,
women and children for 25 cents, shaves 15 cents,
shampoos 25 cents and massages 25 cents. The fami-
ly- operated shops in Branford for more than 50 years.
Other longtime barbers were John F. Reilly (18901956), the Palumbo family at l24L Main St. (1912'
1970) and Luigi Sansone at 98 Meadow St. (19041968). The Weted barber shop at 596 Main St. was
started by Sied Weted in 1902 and is still operated by
the family today.
Photo courtesy Branford Historical Society
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5, 2001 r BRrxronp Rrvrgw. T
Hot air balloon makes surprise visit at Hotchkiss Grove
By Jane Peterson Bouley
Special
for
the Review
A hot air balloon participating in an international
race made a surprise landing at Hotchkiss Grove on
Monday, September 4,
1933 about I l:45 p.m. The
pilots were
Lt.
Commander T.G. W. Settle
and Lt. Charles H. Kendall
of the United States Navy,
who were the defending
champions of the James
Gordon Bennett balloon
race.
The two' pilots left
Chicago on Saturday and
traveled 52 hours covering
750 miles before letting
Jane Bouley
down in a clearing
amongst some trees at the
Grove owned by Homer Griffing. Attorney Frank J.
Kinney attested to their landing and telegrams were
dispatched to racing
officials and naval
Only afew people saw the craft
come down,
among them
Melville Baisley
of Bradlcy
Avenue, who was
driving by and
found the rope
draped across
his wi1 'thield.
authorities.
The four-by-five
foot gondola and
balloon were guarded by the Branford
Police and the
Branford Battery,
Connecticut
National Guard, and
transported the next
morning to the naval
hangar at Lakehurst,
New Jersey.
Only a few people
saw the craft come
down, among them
Melville Baisley of
Bradley
Avenue,
who was driving by
Only a lcw people were on hand to see
September
4,
a
Navy hot
air balloon
descend
at
Photo by Melville Baisley
Hotchkiss Grove on
1933.
and found the rope draped across his windshield. He
took several photographs and was given the balloon's
flag for his hospitalily. The Baisley family corresponded with the pilos for many years.
Settle and Kendall were brought to Branford Lunch
for their first meal in thgr" days, remaining until 2:30
a.m. Most people in Bra( I were still unaware of the
unusual event and only aoout 30 people stopped by,
including 20 young revelers on their way home from a
party at the Pine Orchard Club.
After their meal in Branford they were taken to the
Sea Cliff Hotel in Monis Cove as the guests of John
Sullivan, Selectman John Cogan and Jimmie Cogutu
where they stayed most of the night sharing the story
of their adventure. They returned to
rford the following day and spent time at the Baisley home.
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Pictures of the Past: Balloon Crash
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THE BMNFORD REVIETP
Pictures
of the
December
4,1991
,5
Past
Historical house left in 'disgrace'
The Old Baldwin Hotrsc
Tod"y at the comer of Main Street
corner of Blatchley s Carnvay.
and Cherry Hill Road is a veterinary
hospital where once stood an ancient
house known as the Bddwin House. Six
acres of land were given by the town to
Daniel Swaine in 1681 and at the @mer
Nicodemus Baldwin lived in the corner
house with her second husband Jonathan
Palmer and thcir ninc children. The
Bddwin House had a succession of
owners until 1743 when John Ford
willed the properry to Yde College. Martha Harrison Bddwin Palmer had a lease
for 99 yean from the college .
of Blatchlry's Carnvay (now Cherry Hill
Road) he built a home. Daniel Swaine's
heirs sold the properry in 1687 to
Nathaniel Harrison Sr. who occupied the
house until his death in 1727.
The Baldwin House has dosc ties to
thc Harrison Housc * 124 Main Su,
now the headquartcn for the Branford
Historical Sociey. Nathanicl Harrison
Sr. gave to his son Nathaniel II (16921760) the western pan of the homelot
wheranpon the son built a new home
abo* 1724. The Harrison Family would
occupy this second housc until 1800
when the only child of Narhaniel Harrison III - Manha Harrison Baldwin sold the Harrison Hodse and movod into
her great-grandfather's house at the
Manha Harrison, widow of
By 1900 thc old Baldwin House was
abandonod but the erchitecture
ofthe
building was studiod by Isham and
Brown and plaru for the house were
published in their b@k
ti*t
Esb &ntucBratt@
Houcs that ycar. 'I'he
Opinim notes in Scptember 1900 thar
"the old Baldwin Housc er the orner of
Chory Hill Road and Main Street is a
disgrace" Thc newspaper makes a find
sraremenr June 8, 1901 "Thc old
Baldwin House is no morc. A large crowd
of men and bop with ropcs pulled it
down."
]ane Pacrson Bouley
Thaoks to J"!o KLbl
3rohd tfitlodd Sodety
TI{E OID MLDWIN HOLISE once stood at tbe conta of Cberry Hill Road od Main Strcet b wrc torn doan in 1901.
Piolc ourtrry of ths
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Pictures of the Past: Baldwin House
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Baldwin House
Blatchley's Cartway
Cherry Hill Road
Harrison Family
Main Street
Swaine Family
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?totr cocrler; ol tfrc lrcnlord lllrtorlcol
3orlory
THE AVERILL HOI\LESTEAD once stood on Morrtouese Street and
is now tbe site'of tlte Branford Armory
Pictures
of the
Past
Armory now on Averill homestead sitt
Thc Averill Homestead
The history of the Averill family in
Blanford rcvolves around the homestead
that once stood at the corner of Montowese Street and Pine Orchard Road.
T'he house was built about 1666 by John
Robbins, an early settler of Branford,
and had many owners during the l8th
rentury. ln l80l Enoch StaplcsJr. sold
the house to Daniel Averill.
Daniel Averill was born
in
live at the Averill home.
The State of Connecticut chose the
site for a new armoly and the Averill
homestead was razed. The ncw armory,
costinp 34o,ooo, was dedicated in 1913.
A corier cupboard was salvaged from the
i
old house aird is located in the Guild
Room at Trinity Churcli.
1763 aod
in rhe Revolutionary Var as a
fifer in the 7th Regiment of New
Milford, Connecticut. According to
served
legend, he befriended Lafayette during
the war and on his 1834 tour of this
country Lafayette visited Averill in Bran* ,
firrd. Afrer the war l.verill was a sea captain and livcd in Plattsburg, N.Y. During a business trip to Branford to sell
grain, he so likcd the town thatte
decidcd to stay. Daniel married his second wifie, Hannah Tyler of Branford,
and he had tZ children in all. Hannah
dicd in ltJ4t and Daniel in 1842. Borh
are buried in Cqnte: Cemetery.
All of Daniel's
Terhune were the last of the family to
sons were seafaring
men and remained in branford. A
numbe r of descendants built houses
along Montowese Street that still stand
today. Among them are the Connecticut
National Bank and Branford Manor.
James Averill, son of Daniel and Hannah. was born at rhe homestead in 1807
and died there in 1897. His daughrcr,
l.ucy, and her husband, Nicholas
Janc Petenon BoulcY
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THE ARROWHFA,D, buih in 1912, was the only yar
round hotel in Shott Baci and was muagd by rte
Pictures
Bcrn funily.
of the Past
Arrowhead area's first yetr-round hotel
During the early 1900s, Shon Bcach was a popular
lummc! rcsort colonywith mury conagc$ dong ia shore.
Emma Treat Boen, originally from Oranga Conn., spcnt
mirny summers at Shon Bcach and arrangod the rcntal of
over a dozen @mages, :unong them the Cushman House
and "The Mooringr" on Main Streer. She was very
popular as a hostcss and agenr and in l9l2 purchased
properry near Penmcost Street for a ncw hotel to be built
by Chidsey Brothcrs of East Havcn.
The "Arrowhcad" opcnod Memorial Day 1912 and
was quipped with modern sream hear, making it the
only y.ear-rorind hotelin Short Beach. The namewas suggested by the poet Ella'!?heeler-\Uflilcot after several arrowheads were found during scavarion. Thc hotcl had
30 guct rooms and every wening dances were held in rhe
assembly room. Jane May Beers, daughter of Emma, was
a dance instrucror and many of the young people in
B.ranford
took lcssons at the Arrowhead. Th; hotd soon
bccamc thc social ccntcr of thc villrge where many com-
munity funaions took place
M*y gucsrs raurnod year after year and induded
"Wdrer
some well-known pooplc such as Greta Garbo,
\7ichell, Harold Stasscn and Sindair Lewis. Excdlcnt
fbod was servod and thc hotel offered swimming and
boating nearby.
The Arrowhead did not surviye the Depression and
Mn. Been sold the hotel in 1933, retiring at thc age of
83. She died at her year-round home on Greyledge Road
in 1939. Her daughter Jure remainod at the homcstead
until her death in 1967 * the age of89. For nearly 50
ycan rhe old hqtel has been managed by the Owens family as an apartmenr building and is still known today as
the furowhead
]rnc Petcnon Boulcy
Brenford
-tovn
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Arrowhead area's first year-round hotel
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VrpNesuev, Novnrusr.R 14,2OOl.'BRlxronp Rrvrsw
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Armory considered one of best in the state
The National Guard
Armory standing at 87
Montowese Street is the
third building used as
armory in Branford.
The new Armory was
dedicated March 26,
an
consisted of the large
Before World War I the
Branford Battery A was
an active military group
with over 100 men, horses and artillery. A bill
introduced by Sidney V.
Osborn of Branford was
passed by the state legislators for funds to build
for $40,000. The archi-
room, gun room
-lq!e
tect was Charles S. Palmer (Palmer &
Townsend)
Meriden who had
designed the Old Short Beach School
of
in 1908. The builder
was Lewis A.
Ivliller & Company of'Meriden, who
had also built Atlantic Wire. Much of
the stone from the old Averill house
was used in the foundation of the
Armory.
l9l3
in a celebration attended
by Governor Simeon E.
Baldwin. The first floor
aqqEv-
drill
and
gallery. The second floor
was designated as a meeting room for the Spanish
American War veterans
from the old Branford
Battery A. On the eastside
of the second floor was an
apartment for chief
armorer George H. Baisley and his
family. In the basement was a large
kitchen, dining hall and duckpin
bowling lanes. The builder considered
the armory the finest in the state.
As part of Battery E, Connecticut
National Guard, lOth Field Artillery
under command of General Pershing,
the Branford Company was sent to
The Armory in Branford, designed by Charles Palmer of Meriden, was built
in l9l3 on the site of the Daniel Averill House.
Mexico to capture Pancho Villa in
t917.
Soon after, the guard served in
World War I taking part in five major
engagements in France. During World
War II the men of the Branford
National Guard, as part of Batteri H,
serted in the Pacific theater for three
years. They saw action in Papua, New
Guinea and the Phillipines.
ln
1946 the National Guard was
reorganized. The Heavy Tank Co. 102
Infantry, 43rd Division loiated at the
Branford Armory was called for service in 1950 during the Korean War.
The Heavy Tank Co. has a reunion
every year in Branford.
i
.
EDITOR'S NOTE: Jane Peterson
Bouley is the historian for the Town of
Branford.
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Armory
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Montowese Street
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September 2t,,
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THIS GARAGE ON
ISLAND VIEW AVENIIE in
Pir^te.
Orybqrd collopsed because
of tbe bigb tide-aitd winds.
ttorr cowrrry ol ffcc frdhr
THE SEAIZALL AND corrAcEs at sanset Beacb
Nech receited beary damoge.
lmLil
in Indian
Picturerr of the past
Exactly.
tt o[ t. nclhcrr
ENTIRE FRONT LAV/NS were lost and cottages andermined
along Island View Arcnue in Pine Orcbord.
?teto corrt
x
.i:
years
50
ago today on \fednesday, Sept. 21, lg3g a huricane swept throush
-.
New England wtthout warning and creat-ed
destruction all along its path. Nearly r z iirches of rain fell the week befoie in Branford making trees easy
;;y i; rhe 80- r 60 mpl)
winds. Tides were already four feet above normal d[e to the rai'n *J-o.ris". tide. The
hurricane destroyed many.cottages along the shor and seven p."fr.-Ji.[ r."rr,. 1,*i61ui"
Island. Memoires to last a lifetime wereireated that day. onihis'page are some scenes
of
the '38 huricane.
Jane Bouley
�THE TROLLEY TRACKS in
Sbort Beacb were underrnined
b^y tbe bigb tjdq delaying seruice
Jor tuo weeks.l
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Pictures of the Past - Branford Review articles
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Short essays entitled "Pictures of the Past" were published in the Branford Review from 1988 until 2003. Authored by Jane Peterson Bouley, they highlighted the Branford Historical Society's extensive photograph collection. The essays included historical information on a variety of subjects including neighborhoods, people, stores, hotels and events.
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Pictures of the Past: 1938 Hurricane
Subject
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New England Hurricane, 1938
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Bouley, Jane Peterson
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PDF
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English
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For purposes of private study, scholarship, and research, you may print or download this content. Publication and/or distribution in any form requires permission from the copyright holder (if any) and the James Blackstone Memorial Library
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Text
Coverage
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Branford (Conn.)
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James Blackstone Memorial Library
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Branford Review