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Greenwich street names reveal history and modern changes
Greenwich residents discuss how street names evolved from Indigenous roots to colonial paths and rail era shifts. Fragments note Siwanoy Road misspelling, former names like Road to Dublin, Sound Beach Avenue from Old Greenwich, and Putnam Avenue tracing General Putnam’s ride. Developers now rename streets after themselves, erasing local history.
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Siwanoy Road
Cos Cob
Greenwich
Finch
First
Second Avenues
Mason Street
Milbank Avenue
Tracy Street
Park Place
Davis Avenue
Love Lane
Dublin
Dublin Road
Zeranski
Sound Beach Avenue
Mianus
Old Greenwich
Sound Beach
Putnam
Stanwich
Bedford
Round Hill
Riversville
Byram Long Ridge
Quaker Ridge
Lake Avenue
Horseneck
Greenwich Laid Out the Way It Is,” Mr. Zeranski
Erals
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Old Wagon Road
United States
Caroline Farms Road
Cos Cob Avenue