Boom! Dynamite blasts echoed throughout this valley as workers excavated the tunnels. They used hand tools, horses, mules and oxen to remove the freed rock. All tunnels were dug from both ends, but this tunnel was so long that workers also dug . . . — — Map (db m203017) HM
On this historic ground the American Patriots bravely sustained the cause of Liberty against the British Invaders July 12, 1779 ---------- Erected by the D.A.R. of Norwalk 1894. — — Map (db m53435) HM
While the Mill Pond Restoration Project created a better environment for animals under the water, the creatures that we can see benefiting are the birds. A variety of feathered species are drawn here by the edible plant material and the . . . — — Map (db m53484) HM
In early July 1779, British General William Tryon led 2,600 British and Hessian soldiers on raids down the Connecticut shoreline to punish residents for their “ungenerous and wanton insurrection” against the Crown. They destroyed homes, provisions . . . — — Map (db m53442) HM
From the summit of this hill Maj. Gen. William Tryon witnessed the Burning of Norwalk by the British troops under his command during the engagement of July 11 & 12, 1779. --------------- Erected by Norwalk Chapter Daughters of the American . . . — — Map (db m53434) HM
Norwalk’s first European settlers grazed their cattle on this property – hence the name “Calf Pasture.” Among these earliest arrivals was Matthew Marvin, who moved to Norwalk in 1651 (the year the town was founded). His son, Matthew Jr., bought a . . . — — Map (db m53465) HM
To the memory of Civil War Veterans of Huron County.
Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address November 19, 1863
Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth, on this continent, a new nation, conceived in liberty, and . . . — — Map (db m147156) WM
First telephone installed 1877 •
First electric lighting 1887 •
Firelands Historical Society 1857 •
National City Bank 1881 •
Fair Publishing House 1880 •
Berry's Restaurant 1946 •
Norwalk Village incorporated 1828 •
Norwalk virus . . . — — Map (db m204630) HM
The Society of the Precious Blood, established in Italy in 1815, began its American ministry here in Peru in January 1844, led by Swiss missionary Father Francis de Sales Brunner. Continuing the work begun by the Redemptorists at St. Alphonse in . . . — — Map (db m147180) HM
On hand - hewn planks taken from floor beams over basement of original log home.
Engraving: James Herner of Monroeville, Ohio
Stonework: Richard Zimmerman of Norwalk, Ohio
Wood milled: David and Jean Martin of Monroeville, Ohio
Sign . . . — — Map (db m285093) HM
In the past, the shallow and stagnant Mill Pond was not a good place for marine life. In 1996-97, the City of Norwalk undertook a $500,000 project to improve the aquatic habitat. Funds for the work came from the Connecticut Department of . . . — — Map (db m53485) HM
Year-round at Calf Pasture, you’ll see people reaping the bounty that Long Island Sound provides. You can participate too, but be sure to first obtain the required permits and then obey all applicable requirements and restrictions. These measures . . . — — Map (db m53470) HM
The National Motto of the United States adopted by Congress in 1956 The State Motto of Ohio adopted by the General Assembly in 1959 With God All Things Are Possible — — Map (db m190394) HM
The National Motto of the United States adopted by Congress in 1956 The State Motto of Ohio adopted by the General Assembly in 1959 With God All Things Are Possible — — Map (db m204620) HM
The National Motto of the United States adopted by Congress in 1956 The State Motto of Ohio adopted by the General Assembly in 1959 With God all things are possible — — Map (db m204657) HM
Like many small 18th and 19th century burial grounds, the Kellogg-Comstock Cemetery likely served the needs of a single family. The oldest marked grave dates to 1813 and most of the identified interments are related to Enos and Lydia Kellogg, . . . — — Map (db m226765) HM
This American Liberty Elm was named after “The Liberty Tree: Our Country’s first Symbol of Freedom.” On the morning of August 14, 1765, the people of Boston awakened to discover two effigies suspended from an elm tree in protest of the . . . — — Map (db m53918) HM
By the late 1800s, swimming (or “bathing” as it was known as then) had become an extremely popular recreational activity in America. In the 1910s, the American Red Cross and Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) responded to the alarming number . . . — — Map (db m53471) HM
Built around 1830 by Joseph Carabin Family.
Purchased from August Carabin in 1960 by Peter and Pauline Schaffer.
Donated to St. Alphonsus Parish in 1995 by
Thomas and Marlene Eastman.
Dismantled, moved, preserved, rebuilt, and dedicated in . . . — — Map (db m285092) HM
Marvin Elementary School stands on the site of the former homestead of the Marvin-Taylor family, who lived in the 19-room farmhouse for more than 130 years. William Marvin, an ancestor of one of Norwalk’s earliest settlers, built the house in 1836 . . . — — Map (db m53468) HM
The Mill Pond was created, probably in the 1700s, by diking a natural coastal inlet, save for a narrow channel that would power a mill wheel. Seaview Avenue and Veterans Park were later built on more landfill. Other businesses, most notably hat . . . — — Map (db m53482) HM
First in recorded history came a navigator, Adriaen Block, in 1614 who called the Norwalk Islands “Archipelago.” In 1640 Daniel Patrick from the New Haven Colony obtained a deed from local Indians conveying land on the west side of the . . . — — Map (db m53449) HM
Erected 1951-1954
by
Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company
Logo showing a famous Giant Redwood view with a cutout for the road to go through.
"Giant of the Pacific"
1866
Undertaken in behalf of the company's half-million . . . — — Map (db m65827) HM
This monument is erected as a tribute of honor to the Citizens of Norwalk, Conn. who devoted themselves to the cause of freedom in the service of our country during the Great World War, 1917 – 1919 and as a memorial to the men who made the . . . — — Map (db m53763) HM
This Parish of St. Paul’s was founded in 1737 by a missionary priest sent to the colonies from London. The present church building is the fifth erected on this site. The second structure was destroyed by the British on July 11, 1779, when General . . . — — Map (db m53460) HM
Paul Eugene Brown was born September 7, 1908, to Lester and Ida Belle Brown at their Norwalk home on 7 West Elm Street. He attended Benedict Elementary until his family moved to Massillon, where his football career began. Although small, Brown . . . — — Map (db m309256) HM
"Where it all began" on a little portion of earth near Assisi.
Francis [age 25] repaired the "Chiesetta" with his own hands and wrote-
"This place is Holy"; A "Dwelling Place of God."
The original has been the source of spiritual growth . . . — — Map (db m285095) HM
Huron County Courthouse 1913 •
First train service 1853 •
First bank opens 1833 •
First motorized fire engine 1912 •
Fisher Titus Hospital 1957 •
Norwalk County seat 1818 •
Norwalk became a city 1881 •
Coach Paul Brown born 1908 — — Map (db m204629) HM
This stone, erected December, 1895, commemorates the purchase from the aboriginal inhabitants, made February 26, 1640-1, by Roger Ludlow, Deputy-Governor of the Colony of Connecticut, framer of its first Code of Laws, and Founder of Norwalk, of . . . — — Map (db m53440) HM
Memorial Gun
A Cannon of the Heroic Deeds of Our
Soldiers and Sailors of the Republic in the War
of the Rebellion for the Preservation of the Union
Erected 1901
From U.S.S. Tallapossa
(south side plaque)
In Honor of the Citizens of . . . — — Map (db m80306) WM
St. Paul’s is one of the most beautiful stone, Gothic-Style, churches in the area. It’s dramatic 13th century English charm, stained glass, excellent acoustics, and vintage E.M. Skinner organ create an atmosphere conducive to prayer, contemplation . . . — — Map (db m53462) HM
First building on this site 1836 Present building 1908 First burial 1820 (marker still intact) Caroline Tice, age 9 mos. “I am the first come here to lie, children and youth prepare to die.” — — Map (db m311000) HM
This historic graveyard is one of the oldest in Norwalk. It predates the Revolutionary War and is the resting place of several patriots of the American Revolution. It is situated on the original grant of land given to the professors of the Church . . . — — Map (db m53461) HM
Site of the Preston-Wickham Home where pioneer Norwalk Newspaper was published 1836-1865. Moved and restored 1956, the building is now the Firelands Museum with historical collection located on Case Avenue adjoining library. — — Map (db m309123) HM
Site of the Preston-Wickham Home, where pioneer Norwalk newspaper was published, 1836-65. Restored building, new Firelands Museum with historic collection, now on Case Avenue adjoining library. — — Map (db m147107) HM
West side of building B. C. Taber Dry Goods Store.
Later operated as a department store.
East side of building built for Wilkinson Jewelry Store.
Operated as Ulhman Department Store.
Later as Holman Jewelry Store 1966-1985 . . . — — Map (db m204632) HM
This 30-acre open space is what remains of the former Marvin-Taylor farm property, a spread that once was called “one of the fairest domains in Southern New England.” Descendants of one of Norwalk’s earliest residents, Matthew Marvin, first bought . . . — — Map (db m53466) HM
First parking meters 1942 •
Citizens Banking Company 1884 •
Main Street Paved 1877 •
First Traffic Signals 1925 •
First Public Library 1905 •
Schine Movie Theatre 1941 •
First City Airport 1935 •
Platt Benedict, first settler 1817 • . . . — — Map (db m204631) HM
