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newmoon23 t1_iv5oy9f wrote

“Michael Wigglesworth’s father.” 🤔

Also a burial ground? A swamp? In what is now the green???

What’s the source of this map? Not doubting it’s veracity, just curious. The way places are described feels personal, not like an official map. Wondering who made it.

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stinkbeast666 t1_iv5rcrg wrote

The green was a burial ground for long after this map was created. There are still bodies buried below, and a few years ago a storm knocked over a tree and revealed a few.

As for the swamp, lots of 9 Square was back filled and the harbor used to creep a lot closer. Think about if you removed long wharf and the interstate alone how close the water would be.

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twoshovels OP t1_iv5x9iz wrote

Yes that’s right! Roughly 4 thousand maybe 5 remaining still & I remember that storm exposed a body!! I can’t help but wonder if the guys who moved the graves… but left the body’s are damed now. I imagine no living family members were alive by the 1800s when they moved them..

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newmoon23 t1_iv68khp wrote

I never knew it was a burial ground. So interesting that there are still so many bodies buried there. I walk through almost every day. I will show more reverence from now on. :)

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stinkbeast666 t1_iv6i237 wrote

You can visit the crypt under one of the churches on the green, I believe it's the center one. When they removed the headstones many of them ended up there. You have to schedule a tour to see them however, you can't just waltz on in.

While I'm thinking of creepy things to visit, go stoop sit at the Skull & Bones house and visit the Cushing Brain Museum on Cedar St.

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twoshovels OP t1_ivbqak9 wrote

Not to long ago a storm pushed over a few trees and they found a skull and things. I believe it made the news.

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twoshovels OP t1_iv5wsji wrote

The water used to come up to chapel street. To this day there is still 4-5k dead body’s under the green. Still.I believe the green is 16 acres . The green was original design was to hold 144k people who would be saved by god during the 2nd coming, They built a church over a small part of the cemetery and in the basement of the church you can see the tombstones. Lee court house when they dug in the basement to install pumps, clamshells we’re found. I will post a source later as I can’t just find it this at the moment, however Thee new haven historical society does have this map. Stay tuned as I’ll find my source later & possibly tomorrow I may post up another interesting new haven green story. Personally I love new haven.

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flytweed t1_iv6a5lv wrote

This week NH gave final site approval for the long-planned “Lost in New Haven” museum that will have treasures and tid-bits from the past in a way that the current New Haven Museum (aka Historical Society) does not. It will open somewhere off Grand Ave.

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MattFantastic t1_iv8xorl wrote

I was lucky enough to see it this past summer, and even in its not final form it was amazing. Can’t wait to go back and see even more.

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newmoon23 t1_iv68evc wrote

That’s awesome, thanks so much for all the info. I also love New Haven and love hearing about it’s history.

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twoshovels OP t1_iv91wib wrote

Thank you as I do to! Stay tuned I have a cpl more good ones coming.

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twoshovels OP t1_iv5yupc wrote

A John Brockett laid out the original town plan of 9 squares & who possibly made this map or at best helped someone make this. My apologies I’m freaking getting old I guess, I once was able to rattle this stuff off the top of my head. Actually I try to blame it on the internet. I read or see so much online that it’s information overload..

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bingybunny t1_iv7ad8w wrote

that's what things were like back then. tiny population. english people are like hobbits when in small numbers. everybody knew everybody, they'd be all up in your business

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