The Nipmuc tribe who lived in Hampton in the 1600s lived in round houses called wetus, hunted, fished, and grew crops like corn, squash, and pumpkins. The boys played with toy mishoons and the girls with toy dolls to learn skills. Wampum was used by the Nipmuc for ornamental jewelry, trading, and ceremonies. In the 1700s, Peter Foster and his 12 sons all fought in the Revolutionary War. Famous portrait painter John Brewster Jr. was born deaf in Hampton. Hampton residents made products like buttons, eyeglasses, and silver spoons. Hampton's volunteer fire department was established in 1929 and currently

1. November 2013

2. 1600’s
Nipmuc Tribe
Who were the Hampton
Nipmucs of the 1600s?
. The Nipmucs of Hampton ate
succotash, corn, squash,
pumpkins, watermelon, wild
onion and herbs. They lived in
round shaped houses called
wetus. The boys played and
made toy mishoons to learn
how to make a real mishoons.
The girls made toy dolls to
learn how to care for a real
baby. To survive they hunted,
planted and fished. When the
Nipmucs had free time they
would play a game called
hubbub as we still do today.

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They would also wrestle,
sing and dance. They used
to cook bags and baskets
for storage. If they wanted
to take a trip to Willimantic
it would take about seventy
minutes running and if
they walked it would take
them four to five hours. For
their health they had a
building called a sweat
lodge. For education they
didn’t learn math they
learned how to hunt,
garden, build canoes .

4. 1600’s
Wampum
Why did the Nipmucs of
Hampton use wampum?
by Caleb
Wampum was used for
wearing ornamental
jewelry, trading and
ceremonies. Wampum is
made of white and purple
clam shells. A special type
of clam shell called quahog
because of it was very hard
to find and they had great
beauty. Wampum was
used for art materials.

5. 1600’s
Corn Husk Dolls
Many years ago a women
wanted to make something
different. She made everything
she needed to. She wanted to
do more so the Great Spirit
gave her permission. So she
made little people out of corn
husk and doll they were to
roam the earth and bring peace
to the Iroquois tribe. But she
made one that was very
beautiful. The beautiful corn
husk doll saw her inside a
pool. She became very vain
and naughty because she saw
her beautiful face. The people
became very unhappy.
. 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 her that
she would have a punishment was she would
have no face, she would not talk to the birds or
animals. She would roam the earth forever
trying to find her face again. So that’s why
faces are not on corn husk dolls.

6. 1700’s
Peter Foster and his
sons
Who was Peter Foster?
by Caleb
He was a man who lived
in Hampton during the
1770s. He and his 12
sons fought in the
revolutionary war. This
is special because no
other family of this size
joined the military.

7. 1700’s
John Brewster, JR.
What famous portrait
painter lived in
Hampton?
John Brewster, JR. was
born and raised in
Hampton. He was born
deaf and so he could not
hear or speak. This did
not stop him from
becoming an artist. His
work was very serious
to him and he used eye
contact to paint his
picture to show the
feelings of the person.

8. 1700’s
Hampton Ingenuity
What products were
made in Hampton
during 1700s?
They made buttons,
silver spoons, eye
glasses and other things

9. 1786
Incorporation of
Hampton
When did Hampton
become a town?
It became a town in
1790.before that it was
part of Windham,
Pomfret , Canterbury,
Brooklyn and Mansfield.
At that time the
population was 1,333.

10. 1800
Governor of
Connecticut
Was there a
governor of CT from
Hampton?
Yes, his name was
Chauncey Fitch
Cleveland he
arranged to have a
train stop in
Hampton.

11. 1800
John Goodwin and
Edwin Teale
Who were john Goodwin
and Edwin Teale?
John Goodwin’s family
and Edwin Teale were very
rich so they bought land in
Hampton.
John Goodwin made trails
in Hampton and he
enjoyed people going. He
had a house built there by
his brother. It is one of the
largest state forests in CT.
Edwin Teale bought land in Hampton too. He
used it for taking pictures and drawings to
make a photo essay. He did not harm the
land. Edwin Teale wrote about wildlife and
plants of Hampton. His book won the Pulitzer
prize. He donated the land to be a sanctuary.
It is off Kenyon road it is Trailwoods.

12. 1900’s
Hampton Elementary
School
Volunteer Fire Company
What interesting facts are there about
Hampton’s fire department?
The Hampton fire department was made in
1929. There are about 25 members right now.
They go to house fires, forest fires, wire fires
and they help people out by pumping
people’s basements they also go to auto
accidents. In 2011 they came up with a new
program called junior fire fighting. To be a
junior fire fighter you have to be 14 through
16. The junior fire fighters can only
participate in OSHA calls they also learn the
ins and outs of being a fire fighter. They are
given a second grade pager. The Hampton
fire department shares an ambulance with
Chaplin. They call it the Hampton-Chaplin
ambulance corp.
How many schools have there been in our
town?
There have been about 7 schools in Hampton
maybe even more. The town hall used to be a
school. There used to be hiking trails and
sledding hills in fact they are still there
today. In 1718 there was one room school
houses and ins for travelers.

13. 2000
Hampton Today
My wish for Hampton is
for there to be a local
skate park for everyone
will be able to skate and
ride their bikes around
the town in a big park
and have fun.

14. Bibliography
Sources we used:
Book
Magazine
Internet Site