Chimney Caps in Springdale, CT

According to local historian Rosemary Hickey Burns, the area was first purchased by Europeans in 1640, in a deal which encompassed all of present-day Stamford, as well as some surrounding areas. The area of present-day Springdale was settled in 1641.

Following boundary disputes, local European settlers and Native Americans revised their land treaty in 1655, but without exact details and descriptors. On January 7, 1667, the Europeans and Native Americans signed another treaty, which this time included distinct place names. The treaty specifically ceded “Hequetch”, a Anglicized version of a Native American name for the area of present-day Springdale, to the European settlers.

Following the codification of the area’s land rights, Europeans settled the area en masse during the first few years of the 18th century. Hequetch was a largely agrarian area, with many orchards and cider mills. Major crops in the area include wheat, oats, and corn; oak and walnut timber were the area’s main lumber products.