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THE STORY OF NORWALK

The Name “Norwalk” itself comes from the Algonquin word “noyank”
meaning “point of land”, or its Native American name, “Naramauke”, a
Native American chief. Norwalk was purchased in 1640 by Roger Ludlow.

The original purchase included all land between the Norwalk and Saugatuck
rivers and a day’s walk north from the sea. Norwalk was chartered as a town
on September 11, 1651.

The traditional American song “Yankee Doodle” has Norwalk related origins.
During the French and Indian War, a regiment of Norwalkers arrived at Fort
Crailo, NY, the British regulars began to mock and ridicule the rag-tag CT troops
who only had chicken feathers for uniforms.

Dr. Richard Shuckburgh, who was a British army surgeon, added some new
words to a popular tune of the time, Lucy Locket (for example, “stuck a

feather in his cap and called it “macaroni, macaroni being the London
slang at the time for a foppish dandy).

In 1849, the New York and New Haven Railroad started operating
through Norwalk. In 1852 the Danbury and Norwalk Railroad
connected Norwalk with Danbury. Both railroads eventually
became parts of the New York, New Haven and Hartford
Railroad.

Norwalk is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut.
It is estimated that Norwalk is the sixth largest
city in Connecticut, and the third largest
in Fairfield County. The city is part of
the New York Metropolitan area.
Residents of Norwalk are often
referred to as “Norwalkers”.