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Mill Plain is an
Defined as a village in the western part of Danbury, Mill Plain has also historically been considered a semi-autonomous hamlet. The first home in the area was built around 1720 by Nathaniel Stevens. By 1725 Samuel Castle had built his second grist mill, located in this section of town, which gave rise to the name Mill Plain. An early mention of Mill Plain is found in a 1769 deed for of land near a stream "that runs into ye Mill Plain Pond," which is the original name for Lake Kenosia. The area belonged to the town of Ridgefield at that time.
In 1865, resident Henry M. Senior opened a general store and post office. Five years later, Senior built a hat manufacturing shop in the area, which operated until 1892. Mill Plain station, was built in 1881, and closed in 1928 after being acquired by the
File:Village-Old-Mill-Plain.jpg, Old Mill Plain (1910)
File:1940 Census Enumeration District Maps - Connecticut - Fairfield County - Danbury - ED 1-5 - ED 1-28 - NARA - 5829381 (page 3).jpg, 1940 Census - District Map
File:Mill-Plain-School.jpg, Mill Plain School House, Danbury, Conn. (1909)
File:Mill-plainvalp orig.jpg, Mill Plain Railroad Station (1916)
Towns, Villages, and Districts with No Post Office of Same NameOpenStreetMap - Mill Plain Hamlet
Neighborhoods in Connecticut Populated places in Fairfield County, Connecticut Geography of Danbury, Connecticut Villages in Fairfield County, Connecticut Danbury, Connecticut
unincorporated area
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in the City of Danbury, Connecticut, United States. It is located in the westernmost part of the city, bordering the town of Southeast, New York
Southeast is a town in Putnam County, New York, United States, so named for its location in the southeastern corner of the county. The population was 18,058 at the 2020 census. The town as a whole is informally referred to as Brewster, the town' ...
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History
Defined as a village in the western part of Danbury, Mill Plain has also historically been considered a semi-autonomous hamlet. The first home in the area was built around 1720 by Nathaniel Stevens. By 1725 Samuel Castle had built his second grist mill, located in this section of town, which gave rise to the name Mill Plain. An early mention of Mill Plain is found in a 1769 deed for of land near a stream "that runs into ye Mill Plain Pond," which is the original name for Lake Kenosia. The area belonged to the town of Ridgefield at that time.
In 1865, resident Henry M. Senior opened a general store and post office. Five years later, Senior built a hat manufacturing shop in the area, which operated until 1892. Mill Plain station, was built in 1881, and closed in 1928 after being acquired by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad , commonly known as The Consolidated, or simply as the New Haven, was a railroad that operated in the New England region of the United States from 1872 to December 31, 1968. Founded by the merger of ...
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The post office was operated by the Senior family until the 1940s.
Parks and recreation
*Richter Park *Farrington Woods *Lake Kenosia ParkNotable people
Marian Anderson
Marian Anderson (February 27, 1897April 8, 1993) was an American contralto. She performed a wide range of music, from opera to spirituals. Anderson performed with renowned orchestras in major concert and recital venues throughout the United ...
(1897-1993)
References
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Towns, Villages, and Districts with No Post Office of Same Name
Neighborhoods in Connecticut Populated places in Fairfield County, Connecticut Geography of Danbury, Connecticut Villages in Fairfield County, Connecticut Danbury, Connecticut