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Mansfield Center is a village [1] within the town of Mansfield in Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. The village is the basis of a census-designated place (CDP) of the same name with a population of 947 at the 2010 census .
Mansfield Center, the town's other major village, is situated southerly and borders Willimantic. Mostly a bedroom community , Mansfield Center does include a business district which features the East Brook Mall and shopping plazas, including a Big Y supermarket.
Mansfield Hollow State Park is a public recreation area occupying 251 acres (102 ha) of leased lands on the western shore of 500-acre (200 ha) Mansfield Hollow Lake in the town of Mansfield, Connecticut. [3]
The area that became the town of Mansfield was first settled about 1692, when Storrs Street was laid out and 21 large house lots were allocated. Two buildings survive from the early period of settlement: the Old Uncle Hall Place, set well on the west side of the street, is a significantly altered house built about 1694, and the Eleazer Williams ...
Mansfield Hollow Lake is a reservoir resting on the border of Windham County and Tolland County, Connecticut. The reservoir provides drinking water for Willimantic and helps control flooding in the 159-square-mile Thames River watershed. [ 4 ]
North of Mansfield Center off CT 195 at the junction of Gurleyville and Chaffeeville Rds. 41°48′47″N 72°13′21″W / 41.813056°N 72.2225°W / 41.813056; -72.2225 ( Gurleyville Historic
In 1966, two-hundred and ninety years later, motivated by the rapid development of the area, the efforts of the Mansfield Historical Society [8] and the Mansfield Conservation Commission [9] resulted in the incorporation of Joshua's Tract Conservation and Historic Trust. The Madison Land Trust provided assistance, and individuals donated $1,400.
Mansfield Hollow, located south of Mansfield Center, is one of the places where industry flourished, on the north bank of the Natchaug River, now a short way west of Mansfield Hollow State Park. This area's industrial history began in the 18th century, when Barzillai Swift acquired a water privilege, and established saw and grist mills.