Sandy Hook, Connecticut

Sandy Hook, Connecticut
Village

Sandy Hook post office and dam, from a postcard sent in 1914
Country United States
State Connecticut
City Newtown

Sandy Hook is a village in the town of Newtown, Connecticut. Sandy Hook was founded in 1711.

It borders the Botsford section of town, Newtown borough, and also the towns of Monroe, Southbury and Oxford along the Housatonic River. The village of Sandy Hook includes the communities of Berkshire, Riverside, Walnut Tree Hill, and Zoar, which also extends for a short distance into the Town of Monroe along Old Zoar Road and Bagburn Hill/Jordan Hill Road.

History

Within a year of the settlement of Newtown, some of its proprietors began moving away from the central village to some of their larger parcels. Several proprietors with land in the same area relocated to these areas together to reduce isolation. Sandy Hook was one of the first of the outlying areas settled. Colonists found the Pootatuck River at Sandy Hook allowed for the setting up of saw and grist mills. The neighborhood would not grow dramatically until the industrialization of the mid 19th century.[1]

2012 school shooting

On December 14, 2012, Adam Lanza shot his mother at home, then killed 26 people (20 children and 6 female staff members) and himself at Sandy Hook Elementary School.[2] It was the second-deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history, after the 2007 Virginia Tech shootings.[3][4][5]

Points of interest

Sandy Hook in 2007

Landmarks

Notable people

Notes

  1. Jenner changed name due to gender transition in 2015.[10]

References

  1. Cruson, Daniel, "A Brief History of Newtown", Web page at Newtown Historical Society Web site, accessed December 14, 2012.
  2. Miguel Llanos (December 14, 2012). "Authorities ID gunman who supposedly killed 27 in elementary school massacre". NBC News. Associated Press. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  3. News, BBC (December 15, 2012). "28 dead in school shooting". BBC News. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  4. Christoffersen, John. "Official: 27 dead in Conn. school shooting". ap.org. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
  5. CBS News http://www.cbsnews.com/2718-201_162-1950/cbs-news-live-video/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. "Sandy Hook Volunteer Fire & Rescue — Established 1938". Retrieved June 12, 2008.
  7. "Connecticut Weekender: Wines & Breweries Category". Retrieved June 28, 2010.
  8. Gendreau, LeAnne (March 15, 2012). "Anticipated Film Based on Local Author’s Book". NBC. Retrieved December 28, 2012.
  9. Adams, John Coleman, 'William Hamilton Gibson,' "New England Magazine". Retrieved June 28, 2010., Feb. 1897, p. 643
  10. Leibovitz, Annie (June 1, 2015). "Introducing Caitlyn Jenner". Vanity Fair. Retrieved June 1, 2015.

Coordinates: 41°25′12″N 73°16′55″W / 41.42000°N 73.28194°W / 41.42000; -73.28194

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