11 Facts About Meriden Connecticut

Meriden Connecticut was incorporated as a city in 1867, with just under 9,000 residents.

Meriden Connecticut was the site of the production of Parker Brothers, widely-known and traded by firearms enthusiasts.

Meriden Connecticut developed an expertise in high quality image reproduction, which initially was driven by the needs of the silver industry.

Design objects from this era from Meriden Connecticut have been included in over 200 national and international exhibitions and expositions since the 1850s.

In December 1947, Meriden Connecticut became known as a site of design innovation, now with Modern art, via the Miller Company Collection of Abstract Art and the organization of a Painting toward architecture exhibition which opened at Hartford's Wadsworth Atheneum and later travelled to venues in 27 venues across the United States.

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In 1981, the Ku Klux Klan was present in Meriden Connecticut, holding various rallies in the first half of the year.

Meriden Connecticut was a location chosen for the filming of the 1989 film Jacknife directed by David Jones starring Robert De Niro, Ed Harris and Kathy Baker.

Meriden Connecticut is a showcase for a number of prominent peaks of the Metacomet Ridge, a mountainous trap rock ridgeline that stretches from Long Island Sound to nearly the Vermont border.

Notable peaks in Meriden Connecticut include the Hanging Hills ; Lamentation Mountain, Chauncey Peak, and Besek Mountain.

City of Meriden Connecticut is located on Interstate 91, which provides access to Hartford, Springfield, and New Haven.

City of Meriden Connecticut is connected to the cities of New Haven, Hartford, and Springfield, Massachusetts, by regional rail service provided by Amtrak, which runs north-to-south through the center of the city.