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A meteor exploded above the town of Weston on December 14, 1807. Six pieces, totaling 28 pounds (13 kg), were recovered and examined by scientists, who issued a report. This was the first time that people realized the nature of meteors.
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Coley Mill and Waterfall, Weston, Norwalk, Conn.
Built before the Revolutionary War
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Postcard- 1787 - Originally part of Fairfield, Weston was incorporated in 1787.
connecticuthistory.org/ towns-page/ weston/ - 1819 - Weston
Weston is situated about 8 miles north from the sound. It is bounded south by the town of Fairfield, east by Trumbull and Huntington, north by Reading...Read MORE... 
1827 - Lightning.
The meeting house in Weston was struck with Lightning on the afternoon of the 15th inst. The fluid left the conductor about midway from the top to the...Read MORE...
The Jarvis Military School, Weston, Conn.
"Located at the south corner of Norfield and Weston Roads, is the site of the Jarvis Military Academy. Originally it was named the Weston Boarding School, founded in 1835 by Matthew Bulkley. It was taken... Read MORE...
Postcard- 1854 - Weston
Weston, a post-village in Fairfield co., Connecticut, 56 miles S. W. from Hartford, contains 1 or 2 churches and an academy. Population, 1056.
A New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States: Giving a Full and Comprehensive Review of the Present Condition, Industry, and Resources of the American Confederacy ... Thomas Baldwin (of Philadelphia.) Joseph Thomas January 1, 1854 Philadelphia : Lippincott, Grambo & Company 1854. - 1895 - Weston
West'on, a post-village in Weston township, Fairfield co., Conn., 7 miles N. by E. of Norwalk, and about 11 miles W. by N. of Bridgeport. It has sever...Read MORE... - 1906
Weston, a village in Weston township (town), Fairfield co., Conn., 7 miles N. by E. of Norwalk. Pop. of the town in 1900, 840. The post-station is Wes...Read MORE... 
The Old Store and Post Office, Weston, Conn.
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The old Davis Grist and Saw Mill, Weston, Conn.
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The old David Platt Axe Factory and Grinding Shop, Weston, Conn.
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Cobb's Mill Inn
"...The restaurant originally started as a lumber, grist and cider mill on 160 acres, owned and operated by early Puritan settlers Eleazor Sturges and Ephraim Jackson in the 1700s...
In the 1800s, the property was known as... Read MORE...
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Weston, Connecticut, USA
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Coley Mill and Waterfall, Weston, Norwalk, Conn.
Built before the Revolutionary War
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Weston, Connecticut, USA
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"Located at the south corner of Norfield and Weston Roads, is the site of the Jarvis Military Academy. Originally it was named the Weston Boarding School, founded in 1835 by Matthew Bulkley. It was taken over by his son-in-law, Andrew Jarvis and renamed the Jarvis Military Academy. It was, at one time, one of the top military schools in the country. Most of the students were from New York and other towns and the education was extremely demanding as well as marching and regular drills held throughout the day. Approximately 200 students attended the school which fell on hard times and closed in 1888. Most of the buildings were moved to other sites or burned down..." westonhistoricalsociety.org)
The Jarvis Military School, Weston, Conn.
"Located at the south corner of Norfield and Weston Roads, is the site of the Jarvis Military Academy. Originally it was named the Weston Boarding School, founded in 1835 by Matthew Bulkley. It was taken... Read MORE...
Weston, Connecticut, USA
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The Old Store and Post Office, Weston, Conn.
Weston, Connecticut, USA
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The old Davis Grist and Saw Mill, Weston, Conn.
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Weston, Connecticut, USA
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The old David Platt Axe Factory and Grinding Shop, Weston, Conn.
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Weston, Connecticut, USA
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"...The restaurant originally started as a lumber, grist and cider mill on 160 acres, owned and operated by early Puritan settlers Eleazor Sturges and Ephraim Jackson in the 1700s...
In the 1800s, the property was known as Davis Mill and later as Carver’s Mill, where rye, wheat, apples, and timber, harvested from Weston fields, orchards and forests, were ground, pressed or cut...
In 1912, a 36-acre lot containing the mill and a farm was bought by Frank Cobb, editor in chief of the New York World newspaper, who used the property for swimming and ice skating. The building then became known as “Cobb’s Mill,” and the name has stuck ever since..."
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Cobb's Mill Inn
"...The restaurant originally started as a lumber, grist and cider mill on 160 acres, owned and operated by early Puritan settlers Eleazor Sturges and Ephraim Jackson in the 1700s...
In the 1800s, the property was known as... Read MORE...
History, News and Stories of Weston, Connecticut, USA
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1787 - Originally part of Fairfield, Weston was incorporated in 1787.
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1819 - Weston
Weston is situated about 8 miles north from the sound. It is bounded south by the town of Fairfield, east by Trumbull and Huntington, north by... Read MORE...
1827 - Lightning.
The meeting house in Weston was struck with Lightning on the afternoon of the 15th inst. The fluid left the conductor about midway from the top to... Read MORE...
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1854 - Weston
Weston, a post-village in Fairfield co., Connecticut, 56 miles S. W. from Hartford, contains 1 or 2 churches and an academy. Population, 1056.
A New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States: Giving a Full and Comprehensive Review of the Present Condition, Industry, and Resources of the American Confederacy ... Thomas Baldwin (of Philadelphia.) Joseph Thomas January 1, 1854 Philadelphia : Lippincott, Grambo & Company 1854.
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1895 - Weston
West'on, a post-village in Weston township, Fairfield co., Conn., 7 miles N. by E. of Norwalk, and about 11 miles W. by N. of Bridgeport. It has... Read MORE...
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1906
Weston, a village in Weston township (town), Fairfield co., Conn., 7 miles N. by E. of Norwalk. Pop. of the town in 1900, 840. The post-station is... Read MORE...
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