Bloomfield Historical Marker - Bloomfield, CT
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member neoc1
N 41° 49.817 W 072° 44.190
18T E 687960 N 4633409
The Bloomfield Historical Marker is located in front of the Town Hall at Park Avenue and Bloomfield Avenue in Bloomfield, CT.
Waymark Code: WM17HPV
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 02/24/2023
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member vhasler
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The The Bloomfield Historical Marker is a blue sign with white lettering that has the same inscription on both sides. The marker gives the history of Bloomfield from 1736 to 1972. It is inscribed:

{Seal of the State of Connecticut}
STATE OF CONNECTICUT

BLOOMFIELD

In 1736 fifty-one inhabitants petitioned for
parish privileges in what is now Bloomfield.
They called the parish Wintonbury, using
parts of the names of the three towns they
came from - Windsor, Farmington and Simsbury.
It remained Wintonbury until 1835, when it
was incorporated as the Town of Bloomfield.
The community was designated an All-America
City in 1970, recognizing citizen
participation in school integration.
Our oldest public building, the Old Farm
School, was built in 1796 and used as a
school until 1922. In 1972 it was listed on
the National Register of Historic Places as
worthy of preservation for historic value.

Erected by the Town of Bloomfield
the Wintonbury Historical Society
and the Connecticut Historical Commission
1977

Marker Name: Bloomfield

Marker Type: Urban

Date Dedicated / Placed: 1977

Additional Information: Not listed
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