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Enfield was home to the U.S. headquarters of Danish plastic building toy manufacturer Lego, which was also the town's largest employer. Hallmark Cards was the town's second-largest employer. It is now closed, having sent all distribution to Kansas City in 2016. Enfield was once the home to the headquarters of the Casual Corner clothing company.
The Enfield settlement, was founded in the 1780s, and lasted until 1917. There were three distinct centers of development, called "families" by the Shakers. [ 3 ] In 1930, 1600 acres of the former settlement were purchased by the State of Connecticut to establish a new prison farm[3]; eventually becoming the state's largest prison complex.
The Enfield Historic District encompasses a two-mile stretch of Enfield Street, the main north-south road of Enfield, Connecticut. Centered on the town common with its church and old town hall , it includes a diversity of residential architecture from the 18th to early 20th centuries.
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Hazardville Town Hall, March 2013. Other significant contributing properties in the district include: 7 Cooper Street, from 1850 [2]: 5 9 Cooper Street, from 1850 [2]: 5 269-271 Hazard Street, Greek Revival from 1840, with additional Greek Revival wing added later [2]: 9
In 1820, the town’s name was changed to Southbridge. Arrastia, who has spent time researching the town’s history, said John F. Kennedy’s 1958 campaign for reelection to the Senate included a ...
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 .