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Washington is a rural town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, in the North Eastern region of the United States. The population was 3,646 at the 2020 census. [1] Washington is known for its picturesque countryside, historic architecture, and active civic and cultural life.
Map of the counties of colonial Connecticut, 1766. There are eight counties in the U.S. state of Connecticut. Four of the counties – Fairfield, Hartford, New Haven and New London – were created in 1666, shortly after the Connecticut Colony and the New Haven Colony combined. Windham and Litchfield counties were created later in the colonial ...
Sandy Hook is a village in the town of Newtown, Connecticut, United States, founded in 1711. It was listed as a census-designated place prior to the 2020 census . [ 1 ] According to the United States Census Bureau in 2021, it has a population of 9,114.
The CDP has a total area of 7.8 square miles (20.3 km 2), of which 7.3 square miles (19.0 km 2) are land and 0.50 square miles (1.3 km 2), or 6.47%, are water. The dominant geographic feature of New Preston is Lake Waramaug , which is situated just north of the New Preston village center and is the headwaters of the East Aspetuck River , which ...
The New Preston Hill Historic District encompasses a small rural 19th-century village center in the New Preston area of the town of Washington, in Litchfield County, Connecticut. Settled in the late 18th century, it is distinctive for its examples of stone architecture, include a rare Federal period stone church.
Location: Warren & Washington, Connecticut: Coordinates: 1]: Type: Natural lake: Etymology: Named after Chief Waramaug: Primary inflows: Sucker Brook (Lake Waramaug Brook), groundwater: Primary outflows: East Aspetuck River: Max. length: 2.4 miles (3.9 km): Max. width: 1.75 miles (2.82 km): Surface area: 656 acres (265 ha): Average depth: 22.1 feet (6.7 m) [2]: Max. depth: 40 feet (12 m) [2 ...
Map of Connecticut highlighting the Connecticut River Estuary region. The Lower Connecticut River Valley is a region of the state of Connecticut around the juncture where the Connecticut River meets Long Island Sound. It includes towns in Middlesex County and the western edge of New London County. It is located in the southeastern-central part ...
Washington village was settled in 1734, and its Congregational society was formed in 1741. The basic layout of the town green dates to this early period. The surrounding area developed agriculturally, and the village center's growth was boosted by the founding in 1850 of The Gunnery, a private boarding school still in operation today. In the ...