Middletown's High Street and Wesleyan University

by Deborah Shapiro and Alain Munkittrick

Book Overview

High Street and Wesleyan University (founded in 1831) share a fascinating, intertwined history. From this major inland port on the Connecticut River, Middletown's sea captains and merchants made fortunes in the 18th and early 19th centuries trading with the West Indies, South America, and China. Others enjoyed wealth amassed from the local manufacture of swords, firearms, and marine hardware. These prominent families built fashionable villas of the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467105465
• ISBN13: 9781467105460
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.5" x 9.2"