— timeline — continued 1956 - A third wave of Hungarian men moved to Wallingford after the abortive revolt agains the Russians and the regime. 1956 - Three consecutive explosions destroyed a two-story factory building on Wallace St. where the Backes Co. stored gunpowder used for making caps. 1957 - Alfred Audisio, while excavating at the former DiChello Bros. Distributing building at North Cherry & Silk Sts., unearths about 100 sundial pocket watches. 1958 - Current Lyman Hall High School on Pond Hill Rd. opens 1959 - Rock Hill Elementary School was built in the “California-style” schools, as individual modules with totally open walkways between the modules. Aptly named, it was built on a side hill with rock ledge outcroppings. 1959 - Highland School, along with Rock Hill, were “California-style” schools, originally built as individual modules with totally open walkways between the modules. It draws its name from high land overlooking both Sheehan High School and Moran Middle School. 1960 - Yalesville Little League is formed. 1961 - In June, by a 3054-2498 vote, Wallingford adopts a Mayor-Council form of government. 1961 - William DeForest Bertini is elected as the first mayor -served 1961-1969. 1961 - Dag Hammarskjold Middle School is built 1961 - Moran Middle School is built 1961 - Evarts C. Stevens Elementary School, 1961, served as a K-6 school for over 50 years 1962 - On July 4, 1962, the Farms Country Club opened on land leased from Gaylord Hospital. 1962 - Clifford Backes announced that the Backes Company would no longer produce fireworks. He blamed increasingly stringent restrictions. 1963 - The Hotel Central burns - formerly the Wallingford Hotel & the Ingraham House. One person died in the fire. 1963 - W.T. Grants at N. Orchard & Center burns to the ground 1963 - Church of the Resurrection is started (Masses were said at LHHS until the church was built) 1964 - In 1964, Cook Hill School is the next to last of the elementary schools to be built during the major period of population growth of the 1950s & 1960s. The original, one room Cook Hill School was located down Schoolhouse Road at the corner of Cook Hill Road. It was the last of the one room schools to be utilized, lasting until 1935. It was named after Samuel Cook who was the first of his line on the west side of Wallingford. 1964 - A new post office building officially opened for Federal and Post Office operations on the corner of Main and Center Streets. 1965 - Wallingford lights are darkened by the “Northeast Blackout” 1966 - I-91 officially opens between New Haven and Meriden. 1966 - The American Silver Museum of Meriden officially voted to transfer its silver collection to the Wallingford Preservation Trust, to be displayed at the Franklin Johnson Mansion. 1968 - Pond Hill Elementary School is the newest of the elementary schools built to meet the need of the baby-booomer generation. The first Pond Hill School was a one room school, which served the south central part of town for over 100 years. This was one of the “Farm District Schools,”
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