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5 SASQUA POND ROAD, NORWALK
The Name “Norwalk” itself comes from the Algonquin word “noyank” • 5,800 sq. ft. of total living space
meaning “point of land”, or its Native American name, “Naramauke”, a • 4 bedroom
Native American chief. Norwalk was purchased in 1640 by Roger Ludlow.
• 3 full, 2 half baths
The original purchase included all land between the Norwalk and Saugatuck • Finished lower level
rivers and a day’s walk north from the sea. Norwalk was chartered as a town • Central A/C wth multiple zones
on September 11, 1651.
• 1.02 acres
The traditional American song “Yankee Doodle” has Norwalk related origins. • In-ground heated Gunite pool
During the French and Indian War, a regiment of Norwalkers arrived at Fort • Fully fenced in back yard
Crailo, NY, the British regulars began to mock and ridicule the rag-tag CT troops
who only had chicken feathers for uniforms. • Quite Cul-de-sac
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”.