Hidden History of Meriden - Paperback
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Hidden History of Meriden
Meriden, Connecticut was once known as the "Silver Capital of the World" for its prominent silver manufacturing. By 1867, the city was part of a manufacturing boom that produced everything from ivory combs, buttons, tinware, and cutlery to coffee grinders and organs. In 1944, the business of manufacturing in the city would find the War Manpower Commission naming Meriden "The Nation's Ideal War...
Author Justin Piccirillo has spent a career in education. After graduating from Southern Connecticut State University, Piccirillo began a long tenure as a public school art educator. While illustrating a children's book about Meriden's Hubbard Park, Piccirillo became passionate about the city's past and has since penned numerous writings on Meriden history. These include the books Hubbard Park...
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