1. History of Hampton, CT.
November 2013

2. 1600’s
Nipmuc Tribe
Nipmuc
Who were the Nipmucs of the
1600s? They were hunters
and fishers.
The Nipmuc people were
really good gatherers and
hunters for birds. The women
farmed and prepare meals. At
first the Nipmucs needed help
surviving. A mishoone is a
boat that the Nipmucs used
when they went 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
Many years ago a woman wanted
to make something different, so she
made a beautiful corn husk doll.
She wanted it to be special. 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
gave a warning. The last time
someone came to tell the Great
Spirit that she was still bragging, it
was decided 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.
Before then, 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 have been at
least 5 schools in Hampton? The
Town Hall of today used to be a
school for elementary school
children.

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