— timeline — continued 1862 | Moses Y. Beach contributes $100,000 to support to Union @ the start of the Civil War 1863 | Wlfd. resident William “Tony” Smith is wounded in the 54th Mass. Regiment’s assault in the 2nd battle of Ft. Wagner, South Carolina 1864 | 1st Printing press and newspaper, “The Circular,” by the Wallingford Community 1864 | Col. Dutton mortally wounded at Petersburg, receives brevet Brig. Gen. star on his death bed on a hospital ship in Baltimore harbor. 1865 | Civil War ends 1866 | Samuel Simpson, starts Simpson, Hall & Miller manufacturing britannia & silver-plated holloware on East Center St. 1866 | Union Church in Yalesville started (Baptist, Methodist & other denominations) 1866 | The Union Academy building, now a residence, is moved from 153 S. Main St. to allow for the construction of the Franklin Johnson mansion, which will eventually become the Wallingford Silver Museum. 1866 | St. John Episcopal Church started 1867 | Union Hall & St. Paul’s Episcopal Church burn down (most Town records are saved) 1867 | Yalesville Methodist Church started (Methodists buy out the Baptists’ interest) 1867 | Newton Wooding founds what will become the CF Wooding Company for over 100 yrs. 1868 | The 3rd Congregational Church building is taken down to make room for a larger church (cost $40,000) 1868 | On October 20, 1868, it was voted to build the Cottage School house on Quinnipiac Street on the “Plains.” 1868 | Borough Re-Established by Act of the General Assembly 1868 | Moses Y. Beach on death bed gives 3 acres to town for the first town high school, at the current site of Moses Y. Beach School. 1868 | Samuel Simpson contributes $25,000 & Moses Y. Beach $5,000 for the reconstruction of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church 1869 | William Yale Beach starts the development of Center St west of Whittlesey & along Church St, William St., etc. 1869 | First town-owned Town Hall constructed 1869 | Arthur H. Dutton Post, Grand Army of the Republic formed 1869 | First Baptist Church burns 1870 | Wallingford completes two centuries of existence with records reporting a population of 3,676 and a grand list of $2,334,617. 1870 | Dr. Henry Davis publishes his Bicentennial History of Wlfd.
Sunday, June 19: Faith Day All-Faiths Service and Juneteenth Observance SEYMOUR ST. JOHN CHAPEL Choate Rosemary Hall Campus (Corner of North Elm Street and Curtis Avenue) 1 pm Sponsor: Wallingford Preservation Trust Sponsor/ Host: Choate Rosemary Hall A gathering of all religious traditions in Wallingford to celebrate our community’s Faith and observe Juneteenth. Committee Chairperson: Jerry Farrell Co-chairperson: Lorraine Connelly Thank you to Jerry Farrell, Lorraine Connelly and the participating faith based and religious institutions: Thank you Choate Rosemary Hall for your generosity and community partnership. Alpha & Omega in Anglican Liberty Community Church Amazing Grace Church of the Resurrection Maranatha Anglican Door of Hope New Life Beacon House Evangelical and Our Lady of Fatima Beth Israel Reformed UCC Saints Peter and Paul Calvary United Faith - Baptist St. Casimir Chabad First Congregational St. John’s Episcopal Choate - Buddhist First UMC St. Paul’s Episcopal Choate - Catholic Good News United Methodist Choate - Muslim Grace Family Wallingford Choate - Protestant Heritage Baptist Church of Christ Christadelphian Iglesia Cristiana White Oak Baptist Church of Christ Most Holy Trinity Roman Yalesville United Church of the Nazarene Catholic Church Methodist Church of the Resurrect Jehovah Witness Zion Lutheran
SUNDAY, JUNE 19
Park for discussions after the Walk
WALKATHON & FAMILY EVENT
JUNE: Map your place of origin, Wallingford Public Library Before the Walk, tag your place of origin on map at Wallingford Public Library
"From Around the World We All Connect on the Linear Trail, Wallingford Jubilee 350+2" 10:00 am - 12:00 Noon Community Lake Park Pavilion / Quinnipiac River Linear Trail Host / Sponsor: Quinnipiac River Linear Trail Advisory Committee, Wallingford Public LIbrary and Wallingford Historical Society, Cathy Granucci, Jane Fisher, Bob Beaumont, Kiwanis of Wallingford. WALKATHON LOOPS: Short walk - Lake ½ mile Medium walk - 1 mile Long Walk - 4.2 miles -roundtrip to Fireworks island DETAILS: Enjoy free refreshments after the Walk! Giveaway to each child: A 12 x 18 twosided laminated map of the World/USA. Meet at the Pavilion in Community Lake
Wallingford High School 1906
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Walkathon Committee: Front row L - R: Sally Tremaine,
Cathy Granucci, Mary Mushinsky 2nd Row L - R: Barb McCoy, Joellen Nellums, Tim Gallogley 3rd Row L- R: Elaine Doherty, Larry Zabrowski, Arleen DiFrancesco 4th Row L - R: Dave Bedell, Jonathan Judd Not present: Fred Nellums, Charlotte Thurotte, Donna Oddie, Robert Kennedy Wallingford 350th
