For more than 350 years, the hardy southern New England coastal town of West Haven has made its mark on the nations history. From the days when Pres. George Washingtons fledgling government gave permission to install a dike at Oyster River to Pres. Barack Obamas recognition of the West Haven Black Heritage Committees leaders, the town has reflected, in miniature, the growth of America. Important people like movie theater mogul Sylvester Z. Poli, his granddaughter Jeanne Poli, and the entrepreneurs who created Savin Rock Amusement Park helped shape West Havens development. The towns history was also impacted by Queen Victoria and Robert Todd Lincolns correspondence concerning the rededication of the Campbell grave site, the Razorbacks connection, and the 1882 murder of Jennie Kramer.
West HavenA[a¬a[s history has revolved around its four-mile Long Island shorefront since the days when Dutch settlers first saw the white shell mounds of Native American oystermen. Farming, shipbuilding, sea captains, and British invasions fill the townA[a¬a[s early development. The original six families could not have imagined A[a¬AWest FarmsA[a¬A with the first public library in Connecticut, the second oldest Episcopal church, or a park dedicated to an enemy officer, for whom the main street is named. Thomas Painter, West HavenA[a¬a[s own Paul Revere, escaped an enemy prison ship in Brooklyn, and local sweetheart Marion Bergeron was named Miss America twice. In West Haven, readers will visit old Savin Rock Amusement Park and see the local ballpark where Babe Ruth struck out.
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