The
early history of the Town of North Haven is recorded within that of
the colony and the City of New Haven, of which it formed a part. As the
numbers of settlers grew and wants increased, tracts of land were
measured and apportioned among the planters. These tracts were called
"Divisions" and the Town of North Haven lay principally in the "Third,
Fourth and Fifth Divisions." North Haven became a separate and distinct
town on the 19th of October, 1786, and the first town meeting was held
at the Meeting House, on the second Tuesday of November, 1786. In 1714,
Rev. James Pierpont gave land in his will for a meeting house, burying
ground, market place, and training ground. The first brickyard on the
continent was found when Theophilus Eaton found clay on his property on
the west side of the Quinnipiac River. The brickyards continued to play
an important role in the development and history of North Haven, well
into the 20th century.
Today,
North Haven is a suburban residential community with a healthy and
growing commercial, retailing and manufacturing base which employs
approximately 12,640 people. There are more than 75 highly diversified
manufacturing and commercial firms in North Haven, 40 of which are
assessed at over $1,000,000. North Haven has five industrial parks
containing 490 acres, and boasts such corporate tenants as Anthem Blue
Cross & Blue Shield, Pratt & Whitney and United States Surgical
Corporation. An excellent parks system and a wide variety of housing
from the modest to magnificent, make North Haven a quality place to
live in - as well as to do business.