January 14, 2012
Tags: aquarion water, Ball, Community, condominium communities, development, Home, huntington area, indian well state park, land, single family houses
An ideal blend of a charming residential community and a thriving business environment has made Shelton. Connecticut one of the fastest growing communities in the state. The combination of Shelton’s dedication to innovative and sensible development, together with its commitment to open space for creating a balanced community makes Shelton one of Connecticut’s best cities for your family and home.
Located on the northeast edge of Fairfield County, Shelton was originally known as Huntington after colonial Gov. Samuel Huntington. The town was later renamed Shelton as it grew into a larger and more flourishing community.
The Huntington area of Shelton still retains much of its innate beauty and New England charm of its early days with many historic homes and where the community’s handsome town green is located. A farmers’ market and veteran’s memorial is also situated downtown.
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December 11, 2011
Tags: british counterparts, charter, church, Colony, land, massachusetts bay colony, massachusetts bay company, merrimac river, new england colonies, Puritan
The Puritans believed that they were the Chosen People of God destined to found a New Jerusalem-a New City of God in the wilderness. They interpreted the Bible more literally than their British counterparts, and sought to establish a purified church, which sometimes meant imposing their religious beliefs on unwilling citizens.
Massachusetts Bay Colony
In 1629, the Massachusetts Bay Company obtained a charter allowing it to trade and colonize in New England. Its Puritan stockholders envisioned the colony as a refuge from religious persecution. The charter, which ceded lands from three miles south of the Charles River to three miles north of the Merrimack, allowed the company to establish its own government, subject only to the king. Its government was to be placed in the hands of a governor, deputy governor, and eighteen assistants, to be elected annually by the company.
Unlike the poor and humble Pilgrims, the founders of Massachusetts Bay Colony were men of wealth and social position. They left comfortable homes in England to found a Puritan state in America. They got a large tract of land extending from the Merrimac River to the Charles, and westward across the continent.
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An ideal blend of a charming residential community and a thriving business environment has made Shelton. Connecticut one of the fastest growing communities in the state. The combination of Shelton’s dedication to innovative and sensible development, together with its commitment to open space for creating a balanced community makes Shelton one of Connecticut’s best cities for your family and home.