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History · Byram

45% of Byram’s homes were built before 1940

Below: 1 old photo or paper and old-book passages.

0on the National Register
45%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Byram’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Byram’s homes were built before 1948.
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The story

How Byram came to be

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The town of Greenwich is one political and taxing body, but consists of several distinct sections or neighborhoods, such as Banksville, Byram, Cos Cob, Glenville, Mianus, Old Greenwich, Riverside and Greenwich (sometimes referred to as central, or downtown, Greenwich). Of these neighborhoods, three (Cos Cob, Old Greenwich, and Riverside) have separate postal names and ZIP codes.

Byram Quarry, now closed, supplied stone for the Brooklyn Bridge, the base of the Statue of Liberty and St. Roch Church.

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From the old history books

What they wrote about Byram in 1901

Passages that mention Byram, cut from the printed page as they were published.

and made their way good to Sawpits, where they took advantage of a commanding piece of ground and made some little stand, but the superior force of the enemy obliged them to retire over Byram bridge, which they took up, and by that means had an opportunity of reaching Horseneck in safety. As I was …
History and genealogy of the Mead family of Fairfield county, Connecticut, eastern New York, western Vermont, and western Pennsylvania from A.D. 1180 to 19001901Read the page →
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and made their way good to Sawpits, where they took advantage of a commanding piece of ground and made some little stand, but the superior force of the enemy obliged them to retire over Byram bridge, which they took up, and by that means had an opportunity of reaching Horseneck in safety. As I was there myself to see the situation of the guards, I had the troops formed on a hill by the meeting-house, ready to receive the enemy as they advanced. They came on briskly,

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Scans and text from the Internet Archive. Books published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.

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Byram, decade by decade

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VIEW OF BRIDGE ABUTMENT. - Merritt Parkway, West Branch Byram River Bridge, Spanning West branch of Byram River, Greenw…Date?VIEW OF BRIDGE ABUTMENT. - Merritt Parkway, West Bran…
Today5 recent
Byram School Buildling2013Byram School BuildlingOld burying ground at Byram Shore, Greenwich, Connecticut2011Old burying ground at Byram Shore, Greenwich, Connect…Old burying ground at Byram Shore, Greenwich, Connecticut2011Old burying ground at Byram Shore, Greenwich, Connect…Old burying ground at Byram Shore, Greenwich, Connecticut2011Old burying ground at Byram Shore, Greenwich, Connect…Byram Fire Station cloudy jeh2008Byram Fire Station cloudy jeh
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VIEW OF BRIDGE ABUTMENT. - Merritt Parkway, West Branch Byram River Bridge, Spanning West branch of Byram River, Greenw…
Retake this viewVIEW OF BRIDGE ABUTMENT. - Merritt Parkway, West Branch Byram River Bridge, Spanning West branch of Byram River, Greenw…

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Greenwich33 historic placesAPemberwick1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (6), Wikipedia and old county and town histories (Internet Archive). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.