Highwood, Hamden
Highwood | ||
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neighborhood | ||
State Connecticut | | |
County | New Haven | |
Town | Hamden | |
Population | 4,959 |
Highwood is a
There are no officially established boundaries for the neighborhood. One map has it bounded on the north by Helen Street and Putnam Avenue, on the east by Newhall Street, on the south by the
Several other names have been given to the neighborhood. The German immigrants named it Hamburg after the city in their homeland. It was given the Highwood name in 1888 by its first postmaster, Daniel Visel, while looking at tall trees through the window.[5] It is also known as South Hamden,[6] and its eastern portion has also been called Newhall;[7] however, it should not be confused with the adjoining Newhallville neighborhood in New Haven.
History
Enough German immigrants had settled in Hamburg by 1870 for a
On July 10, 1989, a tornado rated F4 on the Fujita scale caused extensive damage to Highwood. It was one of the most serious in a
Throughout the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, the Winchester Repeating Arms Company buried toxic waste in a portion of the neighborhood where homes were later built. In the largest residential cleanup program ever in Connecticut, thousands of tons of contaminated soil were removed from the area in 2010. The project was paid for by Olin Corporation, which had acquired the Winchester brand, and state bonding.[18]
Historic site
The Farmington Canal-New Haven and Northampton Canal, running through the neighborhood, is on the National Register of Historic Places. Its route has been converted to the Farmington Canal Heritage Trail, which is a portion of the East Coast Greenway.
Government
The Town of Hamden provides all municipal services for the neighborhood. It is located in
Transportation
Most of Dixwell Avenue in Highwood is part of Connecticut Route 10. The state highway, southbound, turns west off Dixwell onto Arch Street, then southwest onto Fitch Street into New Haven.
The principal bus route in the neighborhood is CT Transit route 238 along Dixwell Avenue. Routes 234 and 237 operate on several other neighborhood streets.[21]
The Farmington Canal Heritage Trail has many access points in the neighborhood.
Education
There are no public schools in the neighborhood. Students attend public elementary schools elsewhere in Hamden, followed by Hamden Middle School and Hamden High School.[22] The former Newhall Street School is now the Borough496 business incubator.[23] There is also the Eli Whitney Technical High School, part of a state system.[24]
Recreation
John L. Carusone Field, formerly known as St. Ann's Park, has a playground and fields for various sports.[25][26] Keefe Community Center provides a variety of services.[27]
References
- ^ "Neighborhood Scout overview of Morse St/Dixwell Ave".
- ^ Becker, Martha May (1986). Hamden: Our Architectural Heritage. Whitney Press. p. 55.
- ^ "2010 SCS 5-Year Estimates, Race, Census Tract 1655, New Haven County, Connecticut".
- ^ Hartley, Rachel M. (1959). The History of Hamden, Connecticut, 1786-1959. Shoe String Press. Map in frontispiece.
- ^ Hartley. History. p. 343.
- ^ "South Hamden residents up in arms over rundown state of neighborhoods".
- ^ "Some problems persist, but Newhall neighborhood in Hamden rebounds from industrial contamination".
- ^ New Map of the City of New Haven (Map). Price, Lee & Co. 1870.
- ^ Hartley. History. p. 315.
- ^ Hartley. History. p. 331.
- ^ Hartley. History. p. 343.
- ^ Hartley. History. p. 396.
- ^ Hill, Everett G. (1918). A Modern History of New Haven and Eastern New Haven County, Volume I. S.J. Clarke. p. 347.
- ^ Hill. Modern History. p. 343.
- ^ Becker, Martha May (1986). Hamden: Our Architectural Heritage. Whitney Press. p. 55.
- ^ "Manufacturing Cluster".
- ^ "F4 Tornado Slams into Southern Hamden".
- ^ "Work Begins On Toxic Dig In Hamden".
- ^ "Hamden State district map".
- ^ "Legislative Council district map".
- ^ "CT Transit New Haven local system map" (PDF).
- ^ "Hamden Public Schools".
- ^ "Bourough496".
- ^ "Eli Whitney Technical High School".
- ^ "John L. Carusone Field".
- ^ "Coming upgrades designed to make Carusone Park in Hamden more kid-friendly".
- ^ "Community Services".