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Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
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- 1739 - (Sharon, CT) - The General Assembly incorporated the town in 1739 and named it after the Plain of Sharon, a fertile region mentioned in the Bible.
connecticuthistory.org/ towns-page/ sharon/ - 1819 - Sharon
Sharon, a considerable and flourishing post township, is situated upon the western border of the county and State, 47 miles from Hartford; bounded N. ...Read MORE... - 1854 - Sharon
Sharon, a post-township in Litchfield co., Connecticut, on the W. side of Housatonic river, about 40 miles W. by N. from Hartford. Population, 2507.
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 - Sharon
Sharon, shair'on, a post-village of Litchfield co., Conn., in Sharon township, 2 miles from Sharon Station, N.Y., and about 44 miles W. by N. of Hartf...Read MORE... - 1906
Sharon, a post-village of Litchfield co., Conn., in Sharon township (town), about 44 miles W. by N. of Hartford. The town is bounded E. by the Housato...Read MORE... 
Sharon Inn
"...The large-frame Sharon Inn stood at the south end of the town green across from the clock tower and did a brisk business, attracting the rich and famous; for example, Thomas Edison visited in 1907 with an entourage of 14. The inn... Read MORE...
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The Bartram Inn overlooking the Village Green
"...[Around the 1880s] some houses were converted into country inns, notably the Sharon Inn (no longer extant) and the Bartram Inn, which an early-20th century... Read MORE...
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"...The large-frame Sharon Inn stood at the south end of the town green across from the clock tower and did a brisk business, attracting the rich and famous; for example, Thomas Edison visited in 1907 with an entourage of 14. The inn remained a popular train and auto destination through the 1920s but was demolished in 1954..." connecticuthistory.org)
Sharon Inn
"...The large-frame Sharon Inn stood at the south end of the town green across from the clock tower and did a brisk business, attracting the rich and famous; for example, Thomas Edison visited in 1907 with an entourage of 14. The inn... Read MORE...
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Sharon, Connecticut, USA
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The Bartram Inn overlooking the Village Green
"...[Around the 1880s] some houses were converted into country inns, notably the Sharon Inn (no longer extant) and the Bartram Inn, which an early-20th century advertisement described as "a well conducted country house, noted for its cleanliness; a haven of rest." With its elevated setting, views of bucolic fields and farms, old colonial houses, and quiet pace, Sharon was a perfect retreat from New York. At the same time, trains to the metropolis (along the Harlem line) were only a short carriage ride away, across the state line just to the west..." www.livingplaces.com)
The Bartram, Sharon, Conn.
The Bartram Inn overlooking the Village Green
"...[Around the 1880s] some houses were converted into country inns, notably the Sharon Inn (no longer extant) and the Bartram Inn, which an early-20th century... Read MORE...
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1739 - (Sharon, CT) - The General Assembly incorporated the town in 1739 and named it after the Plain of Sharon, a fertile region mentioned in the Bible.
connecticuthistory.org/ towns-page/ sharon/
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1819 - Sharon
Sharon, a considerable and flourishing post township, is situated upon the western border of the county and State, 47 miles from Hartford; bounded N. ... Read MORE...
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1854 - Sharon
Sharon, a post-township in Litchfield co., Connecticut, on the W. side of Housatonic river, about 40 miles W. by N. from Hartford. Population, 2507.
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 - Sharon
Sharon, shair'on, a post-village of Litchfield co., Conn., in Sharon township, 2 miles from Sharon Station, N.Y., and about 44 miles W. by N. of... Read MORE...
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1906
Sharon, a post-village of Litchfield co., Conn., in Sharon township (town), about 44 miles W. by N. of Hartford. The town is bounded E. by the... Read MORE...
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