Bailey, O. H, and J. C Hazen. The city of New Haven, Conn. Boston, 1879. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/75693153/. 1879 panoramic map of New Haven. Includes great detail down to the level of individual buildings. Another resource to examine change over time, especially in consideration of the waterfront and industrialization.
Besche, John, Olivia Tucker 12:21 am, Feb 28, and 2020. “‘Welcome to a New Haven Urban Oasis!’ : The Battle over a Fair Haven Power Plant’s Future.” Yale Daily News, February 28, 2020. Provides background, progress, and proposals for Ball Island and English Station remediation/redevelopment. Also highlights the successes and challenges of community input on this project.
Boucher, Robert J. "Historical Geography of Mill River A Study of Mill River in New Haven County Showing its Geological History, Topography, and Utilization as a Source of Water Power for Early Industry and its Subsequent Decline." Order No. EP27634, Southern Connecticut State University, 1966. https://www.proquest.com/dissertations-theses/historical-geography-mill-river-study-new-haven/docview/302260439/se-2. Maps, historical accounts, watershed analysis. Background reading.
Bradley, George R. Mill River Dam. 1890. Modern print from original glass negative c. 1890. New Haven Museum.
“By the Numbers: 78,000 People, 7 Towns, 38 Square Miles, 7 Tributaries,” n.d. Accessed April 25, 2023. One-page data sheet about the Mill River Watershed. Useful for students.
Chs.org. “Whitneyville from East Rock, Hamden and New Haven | Cths,” 2020.
collections.library.yale.edu. “A Plan of New Haven and Harbour / by President Stiles of Yale College, Sept. 27th, 1775. - Yale University Library.” Accessed July 1, 2023. https://collections.library.yale.edu/catalog/15827429.
collections.library.yale.edu. “Map of the City of New Haven / R. Whiteford. - Yale University Library,” 1867. https://collections.library.yale.edu/catalog/15675096.
collections.library.yale.edu. “Rotival Plan - Yale University Library.” Accessed July 1, 2023. https://collections.library.yale.edu/catalog/16197931.
Connecticut History | a CT Humanities Project - Stories about the people, traditions, innovations, and events that make up Connecticut’s rich history. “Richard Lee’s Urban Renewal in New Haven - Connecticut History | a CT Humanities Project,” July 28, 2020. Secondary source to be used as reading for context for students. Overview or Lee and Urban Renewal in New Haven.
Connecticut History | a CT Humanities Project - Stories about the people, traditions, innovations, and events that make up Connecticut’s rich history. “The Whitney Armory Helps Progress in Hamden - Connecticut History | a CT Humanities Project,” October 4, 2021. https://connecticuthistory.org/the-whitney-armory-helps-progress-in-hamden/. Secondary source with brief overview of production of fire-arms at the Whitney Armory. For use as student reading.
Corrie R. Colvin. “Placed-Based Education Annotated Resource List.” Children, Youth and Environments, vol. 21, no. 1, 2011, pp. 332–48. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7721/chilyoutenvi.21.1.0332. Accessed 30 May 2023. Useful for getting started on Place Based Learning.
Cronon, William. Changes in the Land: Indians, Colonists, and the Ecology of New England. 1983. Reprint, New York: Hill and Wang, 2003. Background reading for those interested in learning more about ecological changes wrought by colonists and later settlers of New England as well as their social and economic impacts. Portions of this may be accessible and useful for higher level students and/or those with expressed interest.
Cronon, William. “William Cronon - HI/GE/ES 469 Course Page.” www.williamcronon.net, December 11, 2018. Provides a huge set of resources from William Cronon's course, “The Making of The American Landscape.” Includes student handouts, learning activities, and primary sources.
Dawidoff, Nicholas. The Other Side of Prospect: A Story of Violence, Injustice, and the American City. W. W. Norton & Company, 2022.
Devlin, William E. “Rivers of Outrage: The Forgotten Fights over Stream Pollution in Late Nineteenth-Century Connecticut, 1880-1925.” Connecticut History Review 59, no. 1 (April 1, 2020): 3–39. This reading highlights the tension between the dumping of industrial waste and sewage and activists and court decisions in support of regulation and clean-up. Provides excellent historical accounts of the sources and types of pollutants as well as their impacts in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and the development of public sewer systems.
esri. “Public Information Map.” Accessed July 1, 2023. https://yalemaps.maps.arcgis.com/apps/PublicInformation/index.html?appid=1bfd537a633141c88a7ae5446a99024a.
Fekieta, Joe. “Make Way for MoCACONN!” New Haven Independent, February 16, 2022. https://www.newhavenindependent.org/article/make_way_for_mocaconn. New Haven Independent piece arguing for the transformation of English Station into an arts destination including a museum of modern art and event hosting.
Frantzeskaki, Niki, Timon McPhearson, Marcus J Collier, Dave Kendal, Harriet Bulkeley, Adina Dumitru, Claire Walsh, et al. “Nature-Based Solutions for Urban Climate Change Adaptation: Linking Science, Policy, and Practice Communities for Evidence-Based Decision-Making.” BioScience 69, no. 6 (May 29, 2019): 455–66.
Fuss & O'Neill. “Mill River Watershed Based Plan,” September 2018. Report highlighting the Mill River watershed with information on ecology including endangered and threatened species, land use, recreational opportunities and research-based recommendations for future interventions. Produced in conjunction with Connecticut Fund for the Environment and Save the Sound. Portions will be very useful for students learning broadly about watersheds and exploring specific sites on the Mill.
GmbH (https://www.klokantech.com/), Klokan Technologies. “New Haven.” www.oldmapsonline.org. Accessed July 1, 2023.
Kuhlthau Carol Collier Leslie K Maniotes and Ann K Caspari. 2015. Guided Inquiry : Learning in the 21st Century Second ed. Santa Barbara California: Libraries Unlimited an imprint of ABC-CLIO LLC. Chapter 1 provides a useful overview of the guided inquiry process with examples.
Murphy, Atticus W. and Elizabeth E. Crone. 2021. “Pollinator Gardens: Landscaping for Biodiversity in the 21st Century.” CREATE Solutions for a Changing World, no. 1. Medford, Mass.: Tufts University.
———. “New Haven.” www.oldmapsonline.org. Accessed July 1, 2023. https://www.oldmapsonline.org/map/usgs/5565692.
Gurwit, Rob. “Death of a Neighborhood.” Mother Jones, 2000.
Article documents the impact the building of the Oak St Connector had on the community and the legacy of Richard Lee's Urban Renewal accomplishments.
Honey, F. R. “New Haven in 1641.” Wikimedia Commons, 1880. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Atwater1881_p10_Map_New_Haven_in_1641.jpg.
iiif.lib.harvard.edu. “Harvard Image Delivery Service.” Accessed July 1, 2023. https://iiif.lib.harvard.edu/manifests/view/ids:5271648.
Kardasz, Sara. “Inquiry Learning.” New York State Education Department. Accessed July 4, 2023. https://www.nysed.gov/curriculum-instruction/teaching-learning-inquiry-learning.
Kimmerer, Robin Wall. Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Milkweed Editions, 2013. Resource for extended reading. Highlights the connections between Native knowledge, science, and the lived experience.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. “A Plan of the Town of New Haven : With All the Buildings in 1748 Taken by the Hon. Gen. Wadsworth of Durham to Which Are Added the Names and Professions of the Inhabitants at That Period : Also the Location of Lots to Many of the First Grantees.” Accessed July 1, 2023.
Maynard, Preston, Marjorie B Noyes, and New Haven Preservation Trust. Carriages and Clocks, Corsets and Locks : The Rise and Fall of an Industrial City--New Haven, Connecticut. Hanover, N.H.: University Press Of New England, 2004. Collection of histories, essays, and photographs. Great resource for industrial history of New Haven. Photographs are incredible useful, as many of the buildings highlighted still exist in the Mill River District and throughout the city.
Mullen, Arthur. “New Haven’s Great Park.” Roger Sherman house, September 5, 2019. Secondary source with a number of high quality historical images including paintings, engravings, and photographs. Also includes a number of quotes from historical documents and figures connected to the history of East Rock. Can be used as a basis for comparison between the historical and contemporary.
Mitchell, Donald G. “Hints for the Layout of East Rock Park: A Report to the Commissioners on Lay-out of East Rock Park.” New Haven (Conn.): East Rock Park Commission. May 1882Great way to look at proposed vs actual. This map also shows the configuration of the Eli Whitney Manufacturing complex as of 1882 in the context for a proposed layout of East Rock Park.
“New Haven Mill River Report,” May 2013. Includes context and a variety of plans for future restoration/redevelopment of industrialized portions of the Southern Mill River. Portions will be used by students as source material for final lesson advocating for future plans on this site along with Ball Island and English Station.
Passapera, Daniel. “A Look into the Conservation Efforts on Hamden’s Mill River.” HQNN.org, December 5, 2022. Title explains the bulk of the article. Useful for students as well as educators.
Patagonia. “DamNation.” Vimeo, March 15, 2014.
Documentary exploring this history of dams in the United States and advocating for their removal.
Richmond.edu. “Mapping Inequality,” 2019. Redlining maps of many cities throughout the country, including New Haven.
Robert Barratt, and Elisabeth Barratt Hacking. “Place-Based Education and Practice: Observations from the Field.” Children, Youth and Environments, vol. 21, no. 1, 2011, pp. 1–13. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7721/chilyoutenvi.21.1.0001. Accessed 30 May 2023. Collections of ideas, examples, and benefits of place-based education.
Rubin, Elihu. “A People’s Guide to Infrastructure in New Haven.” campuspress.yale.edu. Accessed July 5, 2023. https://campuspress.yale.edu/infrastructurenewhaven/.
Sharp, Penelope, Ralph Lewis, David Wagner, and Cara Lee. “Bulletin No. 41: Trap Rock Ridges of Connecticut: Natural History and Land Use,” 2013.
Smeaton, Fiona, "Strategies for Urban Pollinator Management Using Habitat Monitoring and Restoration Planning in Portland Oregon" (2020). Master of Environmental Management Project Reports. 58. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/mem_gradprojects/58 https://doi.org/10.15760/mem.60
Spring 2021, Gabe LePage, Leah Snavely, Sherry Xu, and Jiaxing Yan | ENV 788. “Brownfields in New Haven.” ArcGIS StoryMaps, May 14, 2021. https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/e10107f8e5144389918cf2fb41b84e58.
Stacey, Close. “William Lanson Shaped New Haven.” The National Endowment for the Humanities, 2021. https://www.neh.gov/article/william-lanson-shaped-new-haven.
Teton Science Schools. “Getting Started with Place-Based Education, Step-By-Step.” Teton Science Schools, September 19, 2019. https://www.tetonscience.org/getting-started-with-place-based-education-step-by-step/.
The New Haven Preservation Trust. “Quinnipiac River.” Accessed May 23, 2023. http://nhpt.org/quinnipiac-river.
Topographic maps. “New Haven Topographic Map, Elevation, Terrain.” Accessed July 1, 2023. https://en-gb.topographic-map.com/map-fct13l/New-Haven/?center=41.30984%2C-72.9213&zoom=13&popup=41.35263%2C-72.81715.
Turmelle, Luther. “Could Housing Be Built at New Haven’s Former English Station Power Plant Site? That Depends.” New Haven Register. New Haven Register, November 9, 2021. https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/Could-housing-be-built-at-New-Haven-s-former-16604952.php.
Uinet. “English Station Remediation.” Accessed June 3, 2023. https://www.uinet.com/w/english-station-remediation.
Utile, Inc., Ninigret Partners, Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates, and Stoss Landscape Urbanism. “Mill River District,” June 2013.
Weir, John Ferguson. New Haven from East Rock. 1915. Oil on canvas. New Haven, Connecticut. New Haven Museum.
Wessels, Tom, Brian D Cohen, and Ann H Zwinger. Reading the Forested Landscape : A Natural History of New England. New York The Countryman Press, 1999. This whole book is great and highlights the way patterns of forest growth and succession can tell us stories about the past. Chapter 1 for use with students before work in the field at East Rock.
Whitney Arms Company, Van Slyck Steel Engraving, 1880 from American Inventions and Improvements in Breech-Loading Small Arms Image shows Whitney Arms Company buildings, dam, and East Rock 1880.
Whitneyville Armory, Whitney's Improved Fire-Arms, from an advertisement, ca. 1862 - Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division Poster of Whitney's Improved Fire-Arms shows waterfall in background, armory, and Whitney Peak. 1862.
Cronon, William, Nature’s Metropolis, (“Rails and Water”), 55-93. Background reading which traces the impact of transportation of goods via water and then rail to and from Chicago. Interesting ideas around the way these technologies shaped the way people viewed time, labor, and transportation. Connections to be made to New Haven with the Farmington Canal and then Rail line as well as the rail hub.
williamcronon.net. “William Cronon - 460 Place Paper Assignment.” Accessed June 27, 2023.. This website is a digital version of an assignment from Professor William Cronon. I am including this as an example of one of the ways I am hoping students can learn to use historical primary sources in combination with contemporary knowledge and personal experience to more deeply understand a place. This will be combined with visual representation of the location as well.
Wood, John. “More ‘Urban Removal?’” Yale Daily News, May 4, 1967.
———. “TheScene (First of a Three-Part Series on Proposed Highway Con- Struction in New Haven, the People Who Are Fighting It. Andwhatit Will Mean for Yale),” n.d. Accessed June 26, 2023.
Wood, John. “Highways to Gird Yale.” Yale Daily News, May 2, 1967. First article in a series of 3 examining proposals for a beltway highway connecting I-91 with Rt 34 Connector.
www.davidrumsey.com. “New Haven Harbor.,” 2023.. Map showing the coastline of New Haven Harbor and oyster beds.
www.eliwhitney.org. “The Armory | the Eli Whitney Museum and Workshop.” Accessed July 1, 2023. Secondary source overview of the Eli Whitney Museum, Armory, and the worker community of Whitneyville. Includes embedded primary sources.
www.kurumi.com. “The East Rock Connector.” Accessed May 1, 2023. Secondary source with map describing proposal for Est Rock Connector, resistance to the project, and eventual rejection. Students can use the map included in combination with contemporary maps to compare and find connections.
www.newhavenct.gov. “Board of Alders / Legislative Services | New Haven, CT.” Accessed July 4, 2023. https://www.newhavenct.gov/government/departments-divisions/board-of-alders.
Yale Daily News. “Urban Renewal in New Haven,” February 4, 2018. https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2018/02/04/urban-renewal-in-new-haven/.
