• Thumbnail for Norwalk River
    -73.415 The Norwalk River is a river in southwestern Connecticut, United States, approximately 21 miles (34 km) long. The word "Norwalk" comes from the...
    5 KB (452 words) - 06:22, 6 November 2022
  • Thumbnail for Norwalk, Connecticut
    purchased the areas east of the Norwalk River from Chief Mahackemo of the Norwaake (or Naramauke) Indians in 1640. Norwalk was settled in 1649, incorporated...
    65 KB (4,437 words) - 10:15, 24 April 2024
  • Norwalk, South Norwalk, and West Norwalk The Norwalk River running through southwestern Connecticut The Norwalk Harbor at the mouth of the river in southwestern...
    1 KB (181 words) - 18:00, 29 September 2022
  • Thumbnail for South Norwalk, Connecticut
    the city of South Norwalk on August 18, 1870. The cities of Norwalk and South Norwalk were incorporated on June 6, 1913. South Norwalk underwent major redevelopment...
    24 KB (2,256 words) - 23:35, 29 March 2023
  • Thumbnail for Norwalk River Railroad Bridge
    The Norwalk River Railroad Bridge (also known as the Walk Bridge) is a swing bridge built in 1896 for the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad. It...
    7 KB (588 words) - 23:33, 20 April 2024
  • a road bridge in Norwalk, Connecticut. Its primary purpose is carrying Interstate 95 (Connecticut Turnpike) over the Norwalk River, though it also features...
    2 KB (150 words) - 21:16, 30 October 2023
  • The Norwalk River Valley Trail (NRVT) is a multi-use trail that is under construction. The plan for the trail is to run from Norwalk, Connecticut, to Danbury...
    3 KB (300 words) - 15:02, 26 December 2022
  • Thumbnail for Battle of Norwalk
    10, 1779. They marched in a two pronged attack on both sides of the Norwalk River. They followed a path along what is today East and West Avenues burning...
    9 KB (908 words) - 16:47, 5 October 2023
  • Thumbnail for Norwalk, Iowa
    came to Norwalk area about 1846. One of them, Samuel Crow, settled near the North River. The first construction on the site that is now Norwalk began with...
    16 KB (1,598 words) - 23:28, 10 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for Norwalk, California
    Norwalk is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 102,773 at the 2020 census. Founded in the late 19th century, Norwalk...
    45 KB (4,453 words) - 05:46, 30 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for Wilton, Connecticut
    from the Indians between the Norwalk and Saugatuck Rivers and "a day's walk into the country." This land was called Norwalk. The first settlers, called...
    50 KB (4,616 words) - 21:21, 28 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for History of Norwalk, Connecticut
    The history of Norwalk, Connecticut ranges from pre-contact cultures and Native Americans to the 21st century. During an era when Europeans had discovered...
    52 KB (6,297 words) - 02:20, 2 February 2024
  • Thumbnail for Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk
    Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk (formerly Maritime Center) is an aquarium located in the South Norwalk (or "SoNo") section of Norwalk, Connecticut. The aquarium...
    10 KB (1,189 words) - 13:47, 18 November 2023
  • Thumbnail for Danbury Branch
    Danbury Branch (category Norwalk, Connecticut)
    state of Connecticut, running from downtown Norwalk north to Danbury. It opened in 1852 as the Danbury and Norwalk Railroad. Until the early 1970s, passenger...
    24 KB (1,900 words) - 01:12, 14 March 2024
  • Thumbnail for Norwalk–La Mirada Unified School District
    La Mirada New River Elementary School, Norwalk Arturo Sanchez Elementary School, Norwalk Earl E. Edmondson Elementary School, Norwalk Eastwood Elementary...
    5 KB (306 words) - 17:16, 24 February 2024
  • River Aspetuck River Little River Norwalk River Silvermine River Fivemile River Noroton River Rippowam River – also known as Mill River in its lower end...
    6 KB (414 words) - 20:57, 29 April 2024
  • Norwalk Harbor is a recreational and commercial harbor and seaport at the estuary of the Norwalk River where it flows into Long Island Sound in Norwalk...
    16 KB (1,758 words) - 04:36, 8 November 2023
  • Thumbnail for Redding, Connecticut
    in 1850 on the Danbury and Norwalk Railroad, which linked those two cities following a 23-mile route along the Norwalk River valley that passed through...
    65 KB (5,742 words) - 21:16, 28 April 2024
  • called "Norwalk Center" or "Downtown Norwalk". Central Norwalk is the location of a state courthouse, the Norwalk post office, the Norwalk YMCA, Norwalk Library...
    13 KB (1,532 words) - 15:38, 8 January 2024
  • Thumbnail for Silvermine River
    The Silvermine River is an 8.4-mile-long (13.5 km) river that flows through the towns of Norwalk, Wilton and New Canaan, Connecticut. It is spanned by...
    3 KB (113 words) - 12:46, 25 March 2024
  • Thumbnail for Interstate 95 in Connecticut
    within the interchange, before crossing the Norwalk River on the Yankee Doodle Bridge and entering East Norwalk. I-95 enters the town of Westport just prior...
    52 KB (4,433 words) - 23:15, 6 May 2024
  • part of a fifth car run through the open bridge and plunge into the Norwalk River, Connecticut. Forty-six passengers are crushed to death or drowned,...
    91 KB (10,894 words) - 19:21, 9 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for New Haven Line
    Central in as little as 99 minutes. The Norwalk rail accident occurred at the Norwalk River bridge in Norwalk, Connecticut, on May 6, 1853, killing 48...
    80 KB (7,023 words) - 16:54, 3 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for Housatonic River
    River watersheds, and on the west the Norwalk River, Saugatuck River, and Pequonnock River watersheds. The river's total fall is 1,430 feet (440 m) (959...
    40 KB (3,274 words) - 08:20, 23 February 2024
  • Bridge, crossing the Norwalk River in Norwalk Pequonnock River Railroad Bridge, crossing the Pequonnock River in Bridgeport River Road Stone Arch Railroad...
    35 KB (4,442 words) - 22:24, 11 January 2024
  • Thumbnail for Single point of failure
    no alternate detour route for vehicles to take; and the Norwalk River Railroad Bridge in Norwalk, Connecticut, an aging swing bridge that sometimes gets...
    8 KB (1,006 words) - 13:15, 25 March 2024
  • Minister. In Norwalk, Connecticut, Governor Abraham Ribicoff dedicated the 1,000-foot (300 m) Yankee Doodle Bridge over the Norwalk River. At Varsity Stadium...
    101 KB (9,455 words) - 06:52, 27 March 2024
  • Thumbnail for Danbury and Norwalk Railroad
    Twining recommended the route following the Norwalk River. This route would come through Norwalk and South Norwalk, and terminate on the shores of the Long...
    19 KB (2,175 words) - 08:34, 3 February 2024
  • Thumbnail for Greater Bridgeport
    Stamford-Bridgeport-Norwalk is a metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Connecticut. The area is located in Southwestern Connecticut. In its most conservative...
    16 KB (1,346 words) - 12:30, 19 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for East Norwalk
    East Norwalk is a neighborhood of Norwalk, Connecticut, located mostly in Norwalk's third taxing district with segments of its northernmost area within...
    10 KB (912 words) - 02:10, 15 November 2023