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Historic
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After the original
settlement of Norwalk in 1649, additional settlements developed in
the area, particularly one on the western side of the Norwalk Harbor
and river. This settlement came to be known as "Old Well". In a 1738
deed, present-day Washington Street was referred to as the "high Way
that Leads to ye Landing place ye Old Well. The actual well was east
of present-day Water Street, about seventy-five feet south of
Washington Street.
In this period, South
Norwalk was a manufacturing and commercial city with a relatively
large Hungarian population. In 1913, South Norwalk combined with the
community of Norwalk and the East Norwalk fire district into the
present day City of Norwalk. The former city of South Norwalk became
the new Norwalk’s Second Taxing District. |
