Andrew Carnegie in Greenwich, Electric Hill, First Auto Show, Riverside's Popularity, Emaline Foster & More!

 

Also known as Electric Hill, Andrew Carnegie resided here. 

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On Greenwich in the Gilded Age, how many of you knew that Andrew Carnegie lived in Greenwich? When in town he’d stay at the mid-country estate known as Alta-Crest, also called Electric Hill? I’ll share details about Carnegie’s time in Greenwich, and about the house he stayed in on North Street -reputed to be the first fully-electrified home in the nation, possibly the world.

Women’s History Month soon concludes. On February 28th, 1837, the Selectmen of the Town of Greenwich gave permission for the teachers of the North Greenwich Congregational Church Sabbath School to educate a woman named Emaline Foster. I’ll share details. 

On Greenwich Life As It Is -And Was, columnist Lucien B. Edwards published a piece a century ago about the growth of Riverside, and the popularity of the Riverside Yacht Club.  

As we continue to mark the 125th anniversary of the founding of the Greenwich Police Department, I’ll share news of burglaries, arrests and crimes committed and recorded throughout Greenwich's history.

It was also a century ago that the first automobile show was held in the Armory building on Mason Street. 

A wedding was held uniting the Dewing and Lauder families. 

Located at 27 Havemeyer Place, I’ll share news of the opening of the first modern high school building in 1907. 

In 1830, Dr. Marcus Palmer of Greenwich becomes the first missionary from the town, going forth to the Cherokees under the American Board of Commissioners of Foreign Missions. 

You’ll also hear about  a unique divorce decree in Greenwich dating from 1867. 

There’s lots to see, to do, and to learn about the history of the Town of Greenwich.

You’ve come to the right place to learn about the history of the Town of Greenwich, Connecticut, one of America's most interesting and extraordinary communities.  

We’ll have all this -and more- as our history continues to unfold. 

I'm Jeffrey Bingham Mead, your host. Thank you for listening to the weekly podcast released on Tuesdays. 

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