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Wethersfield is the setting for classic children’s novel "The Witch of Blackbird Pond."
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- 1634 - Wethersfield Beginnings
The English establish a settlement, under Captain John Oldham, south of the Dutch trading post at Hartford. This site later becomes the Town of Wethe...Read MORE... 
Webb House
"The 1752 Joseph Webb House, a National Historic Landmark, is one of three beautifully preserved 18th century houses owned by the Museum in the center of Connecticut’s largest historic district.
The house served as George... Read MORE...
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Congregational Church, Main Street, Built 1761
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The Silas Deane House, 203 Main Street
"Silas Deane graduated from Yale College in 1758 and was admitted to the bar in 1761. He established his law practice in Wethersfield, where he met and became the legal and business advisor to Joseph Webb’s... Read MORE...
Postcard- 1781 - Meeting
Washington and Rochambeau confer at Webb House in Wethersfield.
Timeline of Connecticut History - 1787 - August 15 - Tornadoes were reported in Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. Wethersfield CT was hard hit by the tornado outbreak.
WeatherForYou.com - 1819 - Wethersfield
Wethersfield, an ancient and populous town, is situated on the west side of Connecticut river, four miles south of Hartford, and 34 north of New-Haven...Read MORE... - 1854 - Wethersfield
Wethersfield. a post-township of Hartford co., Connecticut, on the right bank of Connecticut river, about 3 1/ 2 miles S. from Hartford. Large quantit...Read MORE... 
1874 - DEATH OF A CENTENARIAN.
Mrs. Abigail Broadbent, of Wethersfield, Conn., whose one hundredth birthday was celebrated in June last, died Tuesday night, after a brief illness. T...Read MORE...- 1875 - "Onion-Town"
Wethersfield, Conn., sometimes called Onion-town, derived its nickname from the fact that a church bell hung in 1775 was paid for by contributions of ...Read MORE... - 1895 - Wethersfield
Weth'ersfield, a post-village in Wethersfield town ship, Hartford co., Conn., on a plain on the W. bank of the Connecticut River, and on the Connectic...Read MORE... 
The Big Elm Tree, Height 97 feet, Circumference 29 feet, Wethersfield, Conn.
Postcard- 1906
Wethersfield, a post-village in Wethersfield township (town), Hartford co., Conn., on a plain on the W. bank of the Connecticut River and on the New Y...Read MORE... 
Main Street
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High School, 1907
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Bird's Eye View
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Connecticut State Prison, 1911
Postcard- 1914 - New Trial for Mrs. Bessie J. Wakefield
WETHERSFIELD, Conn., April 16. - Mrs. Bessie J. Wakefield was awakened from a sound sleep late to-night and informed by the prison matron that a new t...Read MORE... 
Main Street (1926)
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Corpus Christi Roman Catholic Church
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Hartford Motel
On Wilbur Cross Parkway, U.S. 5 & 15
One Mile South of Hartford
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"The 1752 Joseph Webb House, a National Historic Landmark, is one of three beautifully preserved 18th century houses owned by the Museum in the center of Connecticut’s largest historic district.
The house served as George Washington’s headquarters in May 1781...
The house was built in 1752 by Joseph Webb following his marriage to Mehitabel Nott in 1749. A young and successful merchant, he hired Judah Wright to frame a stylish three-and-a-half story house and shop with a massive gambrel roof that provided greater upper-floor storage for Joseph’s trade goods. It was also probably used as the sleeping quarters for the household’s enslaved Africans."
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Webb House
"The 1752 Joseph Webb House, a National Historic Landmark, is one of three beautifully preserved 18th century houses owned by the Museum in the center of Connecticut’s largest historic district.
The house served as George... Read MORE...
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Congregational Church, Main Street, Built 1761
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"Silas Deane graduated from Yale College in 1758 and was admitted to the bar in 1761. He established his law practice in Wethersfield, where he met and became the legal and business advisor to Joseph Webb’s widow, Mehitabel Webb. They married in 1763, and their son Jesse was born the following year. Unfortunately, Mehitabel died in 1767, leaving Deane with the responsibility for young Jesse as well as the six Webb children.
In 1769, Silas married another rich widow, Elizabeth Saltonstall Evards from New London. She was the granddaughter of a former governor of Connecticut and a member of a socially prominent family...
The Deane house was completed prior to Deane’s marriage to Elizabeth in late 1769..."
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The Silas Deane House, 203 Main Street
"Silas Deane graduated from Yale College in 1758 and was admitted to the bar in 1761. He established his law practice in Wethersfield, where he met and became the legal and business advisor to Joseph Webb’s... Read MORE...
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Wethersfield, Connecticut, USA
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The Big Elm Tree, Height 97 feet, Circumference 29 feet, Wethersfield, Conn.
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Main Street
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High School, 1907
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Bird's Eye View
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Connecticut State Prison, 1911
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Main Street (1926)
Wethersfield, Connecticut, USA
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Corpus Christi Roman Catholic Church
Wethersfield, Connecticut, USA
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Hartford Motel
On Wilbur Cross Parkway, U.S. 5 & 15
One Mile South of Hartford
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1634 - Wethersfield Beginnings
The English establish a settlement, under Captain John Oldham, south of the Dutch trading post at Hartford. This site later becomes the Town of... Read MORE...
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1781 - Meeting
Washington and Rochambeau confer at Webb House in Wethersfield.
Timeline of Connecticut History
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1787 - August 15 - Tornadoes were reported in Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. Wethersfield CT was hard hit by the tornado outbreak.
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1819 - Wethersfield
Wethersfield, an ancient and populous town, is situated on the west side of Connecticut river, four miles south of Hartford, and 34 north of... Read MORE...
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1854 - Wethersfield
Wethersfield. a post-township of Hartford co., Connecticut, on the right bank of Connecticut river, about 3 1/ 2 miles S. from Hartford. Large... Read MORE...
1874 - DEATH OF A CENTENARIAN.
Mrs. Abigail Broadbent, of Wethersfield, Conn., whose one hundredth birthday was celebrated in June last, died Tuesday night, after a brief illness.... Read MORE...
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1875 - "Onion-Town"
Wethersfield, Conn., sometimes called Onion-town, derived its nickname from the fact that a church bell hung in 1775 was paid for by contributions of ... Read MORE...
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1895 - Wethersfield
Weth'ersfield, a post-village in Wethersfield town ship, Hartford co., Conn., on a plain on the W. bank of the Connecticut River, and on the... Read MORE...
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1906
Wethersfield, a post-village in Wethersfield township (town), Hartford co., Conn., on a plain on the W. bank of the Connecticut River and on the New... Read MORE...
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1914 - New Trial for Mrs. Bessie J. Wakefield
WETHERSFIELD, Conn., April 16. - Mrs. Bessie J. Wakefield was awakened from a sound sleep late to-night and informed by the prison matron that a new... Read MORE...
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