The Quinnipiac Marsh Timeline

The Quinnipiac Marsh Timeline. Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University. , 35,000-15,000 years ago , End of Ice Age, glaciers recede, 15,000 years ago , Lake Connecticut drained , Long Island Sound formed, 13,500-9,000 years ago , Sea level rise slows, 10,000-9,000 years ago , Early human habitation, Paleo-Indian cultures , Marsh use: hunting and fishing, 2,000-1,500 years ago , Tidal wetlands emerge, 1,000 AD , Native American settlements , Marsh use: clay for pottery, hunting, fishing, shellfish, transportation, grasses for basketry, 1638 , New Haven Colony established, 1600-1860, European settlements and the Early Republic , Marsh grasses: for livestock fodder/bedding, roofing/thatch , Wildlife harvest: shad fishing , Transportation: canoes, small skiffs , Industry: brickyards, 1860-1945, Industrialization , Marsh grasses: fodder/bedding livestock , Wildlife harvest: recreational fishing, oyster industry, game hunting, muskrat trapping , Transportation: marsh filled in by Cedar Hill Railroad yard, one of the largest transfer points east of the Mississippi , Industry: brickyards, 1945-present , Marsh grasses: Phragmites spreading , Wildlife harvest: recreational fishing, oyster industry, game hunting, muskrat trapping , Transportation: Interstates 1-91 and 1-95 , Industry: chemicals, steel, metal, firearms, cotton mills, printing, electronics, oil storage , Municipal landfills: North Haven, New Haven , Sewage treatment: North Haven , Private landfills: 20+ million tires, shredded metal, auto junkyards, shredding facilities, wood composting , Public lands: DEP purchased 900 acres for Quinnipiac Meadows Wildlife Area.