{"product_id":"guilford-9780738504483","title":"Guilford","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLocated in south-central Connecticut on Long Island Sound, explore Guilford's long and notable history through the words and images of the people who lived it.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFounded in 1639 by a Puritan minister and his followers, the town by 1750 had grown to 2,300 residents, whose primary occupation was farming, with a substantial minority engaged in maritime activities. A shallow harbor kept Guilford from developing into a major port, and the lack of a significant waterpower source precluded large industrial development in the early nineteenth century. Yet, by the late part of that century, Guilford had become a town of significance, bustling with small enterprises that were operated mainly by descendants of the original families.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuilford\u003c\/i\u003e captures the excitement of the period from 1880 to 1920, when the town experienced the improvements of that time: photographic processing that made wonderful images possible, the automobile, the trolley, telephone service, and electricity. All of these contributed to the comfort of life and made it practical for visitors to come to Guilford. With its beautiful coastline, Guilford attracted many new summer residents, most with the means to build their own cottage. These same residents valued the many Colonial houses still standing in town and the picturesque town green, leading to early preservation efforts. The quarries at \u003ci\u003eLeetes Island\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSachem's Head\u003c\/i\u003e were the largest business enterprises of the time, bringing Scandinavian and Italian workers to live in Guilford.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eGuilford Keeping Society\u003c\/i\u003e, founded in 1947, operates the \u003ci\u003eThomas Griswold House Museum\u003c\/i\u003e and maintains a large collection of photographs and documents pertaining to Guilford. Members of the society have combined the best of their collection with fascinating narrative and have come up with \u003ci\u003eGuilford\u003c\/i\u003e, a tribute to the town's rich past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcadia Publishing (SC)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/12\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780738504483\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.30w x 0.10d","brand":"Guilford Keeping Society","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36641111769244,"sku":"9780738504483","price":21.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_341bd431-bb3b-4e9a-ac2a-7b905ca17364.jpg?v=1607552617","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/guilford-9780738504483","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}