Newington

Hartford County · dedicated 1971 · location approximate

NEWINGTON, CONNECTICUT 1636 - Newington valley used by Wethersfield settlers as a source for pipe staves, building materials and pasture lands. Pipestave Swamp, Cow Plain and West Farms, were early names for the area. 1671 - Land first divided among 76 Wethersfield householders. (The Mile-in-Breadth). 1677 - Permanent settlement in Newington began with the establishment of a sawmill at Mill Pond Falls. 1721 - Town legally named Newington (New Meadow Town) by the General Assembly of Connecticut. 1754 - Permanent boundaries of Newington established. 1871 - Newington incorporated on July 10, 1871. 1966 - Town Manager-Council form of government introduced. 1971 - Newington Centennial Anniversary observed.

Text transcribed from the cast town markers erected under Connecticut's town historical marker program in the 1970s and early 1980s. Presented as a historical record.

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