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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.
Council-manager, Mayor-council, Representative town meeting, Town meeting The U.S. state of Connecticut is divided into 169 municipalities , including 19 cities, 149 towns and one borough, which are grouped into eight historical counties , as well as nine planning regions which serve as county equivalents .
New Preston is a rural village and census-designated place (CDP) in the northwestern corner of the town of Washington, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States.As of the 2010 census, the population of the New Preston CDP was 1,182, [1] out of 3,578 in the entire town of Washington.
5. Bethel. Things to do: boutique shopping, antiquing, farm-to-table dining, outdoor recreation Places to stay: Elegant Country Estate Guest House ($155/night), Direct Waterfront on Candlewood ...
Category: Washington, Connecticut. ... Articles associated with the town of Washington, Connecticut ... Rumsey Hall School; S.
Goshen is in central Litchfield County and is bordered to the east by the city of Torrington.According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of Goshen has a total area of 45.2 square miles (117.0 km 2), of which 43.6 square miles (113.0 km 2) are land and 1.5 square miles (4.0 km 2), or 3.44%, are water. [2]
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 ...
Important surviving early civic buildings include the Academy Hall, an 1803 schoolhouse that now serves as a local history museum, and the 1808 Rocky Hill Congregational Church, a highly visible landmark within the center. Later civic buildings include the public library (1967) and town hall (2000), the latter partly including an older (1916 ...