The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-06

shingle. the harbors are deep and the
promontories bold The region has th,,
typical New England APPEARING. and
primitive crossroads Villages are found a
few miles inland from the Boston post
road
A majority Of the p,op~r,v OWNING
summer residents are merchants and pro-
tessionAl men. There 10 no such real
estate speculation as ~ common in the
suburban zone proper. Building opera
tons are therefore limited in numbsr and
are generally for the account 81 owner.
providing houses for their own Use
The first stop on the railroad beyond
South Norwalk il AZ SAngatuok. The
, station there serves also the village Of
WestpOrt. Both places are on the tidal
stream ot tho SAuRatuck. The town 81
SaugRtuck CONSISTS Of the railroad sta
ton and a few frame house. mile
and a half u"rthward on the trolley line
IL y estpoTt. a village that has over
! flowed across the bridge spanning the
river into the township OF Fairfield
Green Farms. the neNt station east wari
! on the railway, ~ spread out over a stretch
I % open country. Along the old post
I road leading from New York TO Boston
are the summer homes Of a few city folk
The settlement enjoys a EeClusion that
attracts each year an increasing nunlbeT
Of commuters 4 broad strip Of Shits
sand extends eastward from Compo
Beach AZ the mouth of the Saugatuck
River. 90 Phipp@ Beach at Gree0 Farms
Rising from the sand " q steep blum
from fifteen to twenty feet in height.
along which runs the shore road From
here on TO Bridgeport the beach IL lined
with summer cottages. hotels and fine
estates. each with its wooden pier and
boathouse.
southport and Fairfield. two adjoining
towns. are purely residential settlemsnts
trolley line brings them within twenty
minutes ride % the stores and markets oG
Bridgeport. Southport IN q homslike
sstt cement. with winding. shaded streets
and odd Colonial dwelling. Near the
railroad station II saSco swamp, now
known a. the Paauot tract, Comprisink
the famous Indian battle-ground
Fairfield Ia celebrated for its fine RhAds
tTsas and FAiTflold Beach " On. Of the best
on Long Island Sound The shore slopes
gently down to the water and ~ pro-
tectsd from southeast gales by a natural
bar. The beach has a pavilion. hotels
and lighthouses and ~ the shore resort
for the surrounding country.
Black Rock. midway between Fairfield
and bridgeport. contains some 81 the
finest estates on tho coast. Il has fine
haTtDor. sheltered IN the east by Fayer-
weather Island.
Bridgeport IL an important industrial
centre. with a deep harbor on which are
the docks Of steamship lines running To
Ns~ York. New Haven and Boston The
a IN.
L. notable for its handsome suburbs In
East Bridgeport IL Washington Park
q reservation OF about four acres. con-
tanning a grove % old forest trees To
the north OF the city is Bsardsley Park
fronting on the PoouOnnock River and
on Bunnell Lake Seaside Park II Q public
reservation of i7s acres on the Sound
shore at the entrance 60 the harbor.
SsrAtford. a typical New England settle
HDsnt, OorderS on the HOusatonic River.
which here broadens out into a spacious
hArbor on Long Island Sound STAFFORD
Point. about two miles from the station.
n considered the most picturesque neigh
borhood on the whole Connecticut shore
AZ NSugatuck Junction. on the east
bank Of the river opposite Stanford. the
branches OF from the main line and
runs HorthWa ard. Keeping clopo TO the shore
az far a. Derby. Whsnce Il follows the
Naugatnok River Az the junction Of
the two streams. walled in ~ hills. are
Shelton and Derby. where on the high
ground overlooking the river and a great
mill dam are the homes Of the towns
people and q few city folk Tho New
Haven and Derby Railroad leads 20 New
Haysn. ten or fifteen miles distant, and
mour and Waterbury 70 the northward
and 20 Bridgeport and New Haven on
the Sound shore
The HOusAGOnic Valley 70 q region Of
great beauty. but il inAcceasibtlity has
20 far prevented its being built Up %
any considerable extent BY city pope
just beyond NRugatuok Junction 10
Milford. an old fashioned country settle
msnt. The centre Of the town 10 about
two miles east Of the railroad bridge. but
tho summer homes Of city people are
mainly near the edge Of the Ho1aaeonic
River and along the Sound shore. The
WspoWaug River winds through the
town and provides q channel for sailboats
and Launches for some distance inland.
WOOdnont. four miles beyond Milford
10 a summer resort fronting on the Sound
BetWesn WoodmOnt and New Haven the
shore n bOriered by a grassy biuR Oc-
Cupied by fine estates.
View HaV@n. the Elm City. IN beautifully
laid Gus with wide pubic apuaruo hnsd