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Savin Rock history: CTHumanities history

Hotels, streetcars, amusements & the West Haven shoreline

George Kelsey links transport investment, a 1,500-foot pier, a hotel, and a growing collection of amusements. authoritative retrospective; no precise single founding date supplied

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Silent Grounds Collective, Savin Rock, SGC-SR-012, SR-014, “Savin Rock history: CTHumanities history.” Source: Original publisher or holding institution, linked at source. https://connecticuthistory.org/savin-rock-park-connecticuts-coney-island/. Research edition, accessed 2026-09-08.

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