Havenville, Burlington 1875

Havenville, Burlington 1875

Friday, November 19, 2010

Havenville Hollow! My daughter has taken up the cause!

     This is a letter that my daughter wrote. It was sent to the editor of the Burlington Union. Let's hope it gets noticed!

      Hi! My name is Olivia and I live in Havenville! For those people who don't know where that is located, I can tell you that my school, the Francis Wyman Elementary school is located right in the middle of Havenville. The borders of Havenville are Middlesex Turnpike, Bedford Street and Terrace Hall Avenue. Many years ago there was a large family called Haven that had farms in the area. There were so many Havens that the area became know as Havenville. There was a shoemaker, a post office and the Haven Store! If you were to go onto a computer and type Havenville into the google search engine, it would show you a map of the area surrounding the Francis Wyman school. I love living in Havenville!
     The Recreation Department recently voted to name the newest park in Burlington the Wildwood Fields. These fields are located on the grounds which were home to the Wildwood school for many years. While some people may remember this school, it has been closed for almost 15 years and there is a whole bunch of kids (like me) who have never heard of the Wildwood School. Also, the name Wildwood has no historical significance in the town of Burlington. I would like to suggest that the new park be named Havenville Hollow!
     I reallt like the name Havenville Hollow. I think it is a really fun name and it makes me happy! Maybe we can convince the Recreation Department to change the name to Havenville Hollow. Havenville is more historic and way more interesting than Wildwood. If you would like to help get the name changed please email my mom at MTGreat3@rcn.com. Thanks for your support!