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 New Hartford Historical Marker - New Hartford, CT Posted by:  neoc1
N 41° 52.504 W 072° 58.055
18T E 668652 N 4637902
The New Hartford Historical Marker is located in Chapin Park at Main and Church Streets in the village of Pine Meadow in New Hartford, CT.
Waymark Code: WM16HY4
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 08/08/2022
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A two sided historical marker gives the history of New Hartford, CT. The marker is inscribed:
{Seal of the State of Connecticut}
STATE OF CONNECTICUT
NEW HARTFORD
In 1732 the Connecticut General Assembly gave
Hartford and Windsor permission to. establish
seven towns in the the colony's Western Lands.
New Hartford was given to l82 Hartford tax-
payers who became the new town’s proprietors.
They organized .and hired surveyors to lay out
suitable home lots and highways. Settlement
They organizeds and hired surveyors to lay out
suitable home lots and highways. Settlement
began in 1734 on.Town Hill and West Hill.
A meetinghouse was completed by 1749 at the
town’s center, on Town Hill.
While farming was the main occupation, grist
and saw mills soon arrived on the Windsor
(now Farmington) and Nepaug (or Nepaug)
Rivers. In the early 1800s economic
interest shifted from agricultural to indus-
trial and population. centers moved from the
hilltops to the river valleys.
Major industries spRang up in New Hartford
Centre (now: Nepaug), Bakerville, Satan's
Kingdom, Kelloggville (Pine meadow). and
North Village (now New Hartford Center)
(Continued on other side)
{Seal of the State of Connecticut}
STATE OF CONNECTICUT
(Continued from other side)
NEW HARTFORD
The Greenwoods Company produced cotton duck
for the United States military and for the
sails of the Vigilant, defender in the
America's Cup races. Others included the
Chapin Stevens Company, which made planes,
levels, and rules; and D. B. Smith Company.
Two railroads had lines in town. In 1901 the
Greenwoods Company cotton mills moved to the
South. By the time of the Great Depression
most industries had collapsed and people
moved elsewhere, leaving only small, family-
run businesses. The town changed rapidly:
the railroads were removed; several major
floods caused serious damage; two dams with
reservoirs and three major highways were
built. Today, new industries have located
here, including Waring, Ovation Instruments,
and Hitchcock Chair Company. Marcus H.
Holcomb, Governor of Connecticut 1915-1921.
was born here. Elias Howe built the first
practical general purpose sewing machine here,
patented in 1846.
Erected by the Town of New Hartford
the New Hartford Historical Society, Inc.
and the Connecticut Historical Commission
1977
Marker Name: New Hartford
Marker Type: Urban
Date Dedicated / Placed: 1977
Additional Information: Not listed
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