West Hartford Historical marker - West Hartford, CT - Connecticut Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

The text of this marker:

"WEST HARTFORD

In 1672-1677 Hartford created the
West Division by sub-dividing a tract
bounded by Quaker Lane, Mountain
Road, and the towns of Bloomfield
and Newington. Later this was en-
larged by lands Hartford and
Farmington. Our first settler,
Stephen Hosmer, in 1679, built a mill
on Trout Brook west of North Main
Street. The West Division became a
parish in 1711. The State Legislature
named it West Hartford in 1806, and
in 1854 made it a town. In 1919
West Hartford became the first place
in Connecticut to adopt council-
manager governement. The birthplace
of Noah Webster, compiler of the
first American dictionary, is two
miles down South Main Street.
Connecticut Historical Commission
1970"

Marker Name: West Hartford Marker Type: Urban Date Dedicated / Placed: 1970 Additional Information: Not listed

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