Meriden
Near New Haven
Meriden is a city in central Connecticut, historically known for silver manufacturing.
The name also appears for smaller places in Kansas, New Hampshire, and England.
Without context, Meriden usually refers to the Connecticut city: She grew up in Meriden, about halfway between Hartford and New Haven.
Connecticut
Connecticut state capital
- WallingfordTown in England or Connecticut
- CheshireCounty in northwest England
silverware
Eating utensils collectively
- hollowwareServing vessels with cavities
- silver plateBase metal with precious coating
- silversmithMaker of silver objects
- cutleryEating implements collectively
tableware · pewter · electroplating · silver polish · serving pieces
history
Outpost in claimed territory
- Revolutionary WarColonial uprising against Britain
- nineteenth centuryYears 1801-1900
- manufacturing centerPlace where goods originate
- railroad expansionGrowth of train infrastructure
Hartford
Connecticut state capital
- WallingfordTown in England or Connecticut
- CheshireCounty in northwest England
flatware
Eating utensils collectively
- hollowwareServing vessels with cavities
- silver plateBase metal with precious coating
- silversmithMaker of silver objects
cutlery · tableware · pewter · electroplating · silver polish · serving pieces
colonial settlement
Outpost in claimed territory
- Revolutionary WarColonial uprising against Britain
- nineteenth centuryYears 1801-1900
- manufacturing centerPlace where goods originate