1. History of Hampton, CT.
November 2013

2. 1600’s
Nipmuc Tribe
Nipmuc
Who were the Nipmucs of the
1600? They were hunters and
fishers.
The Nipmuc people were
really good gatherers and
hunters for birds. The women
farm and prepare meals. At
first the Nipmucs needed help
surviving…A mishoone is a
boat that the Nipmucs us
when they go fishing.

3. 1600’s
Wampum
What does wampum have to do with
the Nipmucs of Hampton during the
1600’s? Some of the ways the
Nipmucs use wampum was to trade
them after they made them into
jewelry.

4. 1600’s
Corn Husk Dolls
The corn husk Doll store
Many years ago a woman wanted to make
something different and so she made a
beautiful corn husk doll. She wanted it to be
special for all her people. The Great Spirit
gave her permission. She made little people
out of corn husk and they were to roam the
Earth and bring peace to the Nipmuc tribe.
But she made one that was very beautiful.
The beautiful doll went to the pool and saw
her face. She became very vain and naughty
because she saw her beautiful face. The
people became very unhappy, so the Great
Spirit decided that wasn’t what she was to do.
She didn’t care about the warning. So the last
time someone came to tell the Great Spirit
that she was still bragging about being
beautiful, she decided that a punishment
would be that she would no longer have a
face. The corn husk doll would not talk to the
birds or animals. She’d roam the Earth
forever trying to find her face again. So that’s
why corn husk dolls don’t have faces.

5. 1700’s
Peter Foster and his sons
Who was Peter Foster? He
was a man who lived in
Hampton during the
1770’s.he and his 12 sons
fought in the revolutionary
war.

6. 1700’s
Hampton Ingenuity
What products were made in
Hampton in the 1700s? They made
brooms, buttons and eye glasses .

7. 1786
Incorporation of Hampton
Hampton became a town in 1786. It
had been part of Brooklyn, Pomfret,
Windham Canterbury and Mansfield.

8. 1800’s
Train Stop and the
Governor
Was there a governor of
CT. from Hampton?
Yes, his name was
Chauncey Fitch Cleveland.

9. 1800
John Goodwin
Edwin Teale
John Goodwin was a man
who loved nature. His family
bought the land that is now
called Goodwin Forest.
Edwin Teale is another man
who loved nature. He
bought the land over by
Kenyon Road. He wrote
books about it. These books
won him awards.

10. 1900’s
Volunteer Fire Company
Hampton Elementary School
Did you know Hampton's
fire
department started in 1929?
Did you know that there has
been at least 5 schools in
Hampton or even more
schools.

11. 2000
Hampton Wishes
My wish for Hampton was for flying
cars because I use my imagination
often and this would be fun to really
do.

12. Bibliography
3 sources
Book
Magazine
Internet Site