The Megasite Guide to Dining
Meriden Restaurants

Hubbard Park

Meriden, Ct. in New Haven County was originally a farm owned by Jonathan Gillbert who in 1961 was granted a land settlement for a farm near Cold Spring. Evidence the Quinnipiac and Mattabasset tribes for thousands of years prior to this is sometimes still unearthered in the form of arrowheads and artifacts. Meriden was was situated halfway between the Connecticut Colony on the North and the New Haven County on the South in the 1600 & 1700's. The house built by Soloman Goffe in 1711 is the oldest house in town and is now a Museum on North Colony Road. The Meetinghouse built in 1727 is now located of Ann Street and Dryden Drive. In May of 1806 Meriden was recognized as a town and in 1867 was incorporated as a city. The downtown area has undergone a facelift and many corporate headquarters have located on Research Parkway.

Meriden Chamber of Commerce