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    Route 7, The Road North: Norwalk to Canaan
    Route 7, The Road North: Norwalk to Canaan
    Route 7, The Road North: Norwalk to Canaan
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    Route 7, The Road North: Norwalk to Canaan

    By Laurie J. Bepler and Virginia B. Bepler

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    From the 1890s through the 1920s, the postcard was an extraordinarily popular means of communication, and many of the postcards produced during this golden age can today be considered works of art. Postcard photographers traveled the length and breadth of the nation snapping photographs of busy street scenes, documenting local landmarks, and assembling crowds of local children only too happy to pose for a picture. These images, printed as postcards and sold in general stores across the country, survive as telling reminders of an important era in America s history. This fascinating new history of Route 7 from Norwalk to Canaan,
    Connecticut, showcases more than two hundred of the best vintage postcards available.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherArcadia Publishing
    Release dateDec 1, 1999
    ISBN9781439627167
    Route 7, The Road North: Norwalk to Canaan
    Author

    Laurie J. Bepler

    Collected and interpreted by Laurie J. Bepler and Virginia B. Bepler, the images in this informative volume provide readers with a delightful trip down memory lane, bringing an important period of the area�s history to life for visitors and members of the younger generation.

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      Route 7, The Road North - Laurie J. Bepler

      Russell

      INTRODUCTION

      Route 7 is an ancient path. Area histories state that the Woodland Indians moved down to the seashore in the summer to clam and fish. My family, like others, also traveled south to the Norwalk shore to clam, fish, swim, and boat from the 1930s through the 1960s. The two groups used approximately the same route. This route has been called The Great Road by Danbury settlers. Its varying sections have had other names: Norwalk-Danbury Turnpike, Schaghticoke Trail, and the Ethan Allan Highway. The road extends in Connecticut between Norwalk and Canaan, through Massachusetts and Vermont, to the Canadian border.

      In 1921, the federal government passed a highway bill. Route 7 was christened in 1926. Over the years, changes have been made; a hill was lowered, a curve was straightened, an old bridge was replaced, and dirt was covered by pavement. Some of these changes have left old portions of the road, allowing continued access to homes and businesses. At one point, the state designated landscaped rest areas for the convenience of travelers. In 1999, pressure from increasing development and traffic, particularly at the southern section of the road, is continuing to change the landscape. Old vistas are disappearing rapidly.

      This book is a visual record of the rich history of this important road north.

      —Virginia B. Bepler

      Like many families in the 1950s and 1960s, we went for a Sunday drive every week. Most often, those drives took us north on Route 7. I remember Val’s 15¢ Hamburger Stand in Brookfield, picnics at Macedonia State Park in Kent, and the excitement of arriving as a camper at The Girl’s Friendly Society Holiday House Camp in Canaan. Virginia’s memories go back even further. She remembers driving through the Schaghticoke Indian Reservation as a child, canoeing on the Housatonic River as a teenager in the 1930s, and trips to her grandparents’ farm on Treasure Hill in Kent.

      This book is for all those who have pleasant memories of Route 7 and for everyone to use as a guide for exploring and creating new memories.

      —Laurie J. Bepler

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      NORWALK INCLUDING WINNIPAUK

      Settled in 1640 by immigrants from the Massachusetts colony, Norwalk developed industries that produced hats, tires, corsets, and hardware. In the 1990s, it is a thriving city of multiethnic population.

      Main Street, later Route 7, started near the bridge at Wall Street. In the vicinity were the Trolley Barn, the Boston Store, and Schultz’s Meat Market, as well as the below street-level railroad stop. In this later view, Officer Murphy is patrolling a street little changed since horse and buggy days.

      Norwalk’s shoreline has encouraged utilization, both for commerce and for pleasure. Beaches, marinas, oystering, and seaside homes are among the city’s pluses.

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