1640 This is Roger Ludlow buying land from Chief Mahackamo. He gave him 10 mirrors, 10 scissors, 10 hatchets, 10 knives, 10 coats, 10 jewsharps, 10 hoes, and wampum. Ludlow's agreement with the Indians provided for the purchase of land "between the two rivers, the one called Norwalk, the other Saugatuck, to the middle of said rivers, of the sea a days walk into the country."

1754 Thomas Fitch, a citizen of Norwalk, became the Governor of the Colony of Connecticut. His law office is located at the Mill Hill Historical site in Norwalk.

In 1779, General Tryon, a British soldier during the Revolutionary War, landed his men at Calf Pasture. They marched up Sunset Hill, and then East Avenue. They burned 135 houses, 2 churches, 89 barns, 25 shops, 5 vessels, 4 mills, and all the grain in Norwalk. A monument stands at the corner of East Avenue and Adams Avenue to honor the Norwalk citizens who fought the British. This was called 'The Battle of the Rocks.'

1800 The steamboat - The steamboat was called Adelphi. It could hold up to 35 passengers. It cost 1 dollar a ride. On September 28, 1878 in Norwalk, a boiler explosion on the Adelphi, caused 30 injuries. The ship was later rebuilt and they called it The City of Albany. After they rebuilt it, they put it back into service.

Steamboats were used to move more than just people from place to place. They were also used to bring things such as hats and pottery made in Norwalk to other places.

People in Norwalk have been catching oysters for hundreds of years. The citizens of Norwalk ate some of the oysters and sold the rest to make money. The Andrew Oyster Company built a building at the edge of the sea. That's how they got oysters from the edge of Long Island Sound. Today, they use boats and the building to catch oysters; so they can get more oysters at one time.

Do you know what they do with the oyster shells? They plant them back into the sea so that baby oysters have a place to live.

Every year, Norwalk has a Oyster Festival. At this festival, people can listen to music, buy crafts and toys, and of course, they can eat food, including oysters!

Lighthouses were used to signal boats so fisherman, oystermen, and steamboats wouldn't crash into land or rocks. Sheffield Island Lighthouse built in 1868. Sheffield Island was known as White Island before it was bought by Captain Robert Sheffield of Stonington in 1804. In 1902 Sheffield Island lighthouse was replaced by the new Greens Ledge Light farther West. The lighthouse was sold at an auction for under $5000 dollars.