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Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut
Windsor was the first English settlement in the state of Connecticut.
Poquonock is a populated place within the town of Windsor.
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Windsor, Connecticut, USA
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 - The Old Warham Mill, Windsor, Conn. Established in 1640.
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The original Warham Mill stood on what is now the corner of East Street and Poquonock Avenue. This mill was established in 1640 when the town gifted it to Rev. John Warham, the first minister to the Windsor church. Tradition says it was the first grist mill in Connecticut. windsorhistoricalsociety.org){kind=small}
The Old Warham Mill, Windsor, Conn. Established in 1640.
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The original Warham Mill stood on what is now the corner of East Street and Poquonock Avenue. This mill was established in 1640 when the town gifted it to Rev. John Warham, the first minister to the Windsor church. Tradition says it was the first grist mill in Connecticut. windsorhistoricalsociety.org
Read more about John WARHAM
Windsor, Connecticut, USA
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 - First Church in Windsor (1794)
First Church in Windsor, Connecticut is the oldest Congregational church in Connecticut, tracing its beginnings to 1630 in Plymouth, England, where 140 men and women sailed on the Mary & John, the first of 17 ships of the so-called Winthrop Fleet bound for the colony of Massachusetts. Hearing from the Indians of the fertile land along the Connecticut River in what is now called the Connecticut River Valley, a small contingent of settlers headed southwest, establishing the first Connecticut town settlement at Windsor in 1633. Word soon spread that Windsor was a good place to settle, and in 1635 the First Church congregation ventured forth from their homes in Dorchester, Massachusetts to answer the beckoning call of a new life in Connecticut... waymarking.com
The history of Windsor’s Congregational Church goes back to 1630, when its founding members arrived in Massachusetts with John Winthrop‘s fleet. In 1635, they left Dorchester, Mass and settled in Windsor. The town and congregation soon grew under the leadership of their minister, John Warham, and their teacher of church doctrine, Ephraim Huit. The church’s first building was located in the center of Palisado Green. The current First Church in Windsor, on Palisado Avenue, was built in 1794... historicbuildingsct.com
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First Church in Windsor (1794)
First Church in Windsor, Connecticut is the oldest Congregational church in Connecticut, tracing its beginnings to 1630 in Plymouth, England, where 140 men and women sailed on the Mary & John, the first of 17 ships of the so-called Winthrop Fleet bound for the colony of Massachusetts. Hearing from the Indians of the fertile land along the Connecticut River in what is now called the Connecticut River Valley, a small contingent of settlers headed southwest, establishing the first Connecticut town settlement at Windsor in 1633. Word soon spread that Windsor was a good place to settle, and in 1635 the First Church congregation ventured forth from their homes in Dorchester, Massachusetts to answer the beckoning call of a new life in Connecticut... waymarking.com
The history of Windsor’s Congregational Church goes back to 1630, when its founding members arrived in Massachusetts with John Winthrop‘s fleet. In 1635, they left Dorchester, Mass and settled... Read MORE...
Windsor, Connecticut, USA
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 - Poquonock Community Church, Poquonock, Conn.
Poquonock Community Church is actually the Second Congregational Church of Poquonock, founded June 2, 1841. The "First Church" was founded in 1726 and lasted until 1820. At that point, unfortunately, the "First Church" entered a very dark period of intemperance and a loss of morals. The meetinghouse was literally left "to rack and ruin."...
Early in 1840, a Rev. Hempstead (Old records do not give us a first name) was the first to suggest the formation of "Second Church."...
The meetinghouse was constructed and the church was officially dedicated on April 12, 1854. Horace Bushnell was one of the honored guests at this dedication...
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Poquonock Community Church, Poquonock, Conn.
Poquonock Community Church is actually the Second Congregational Church of Poquonock, founded June 2, 1841. The "First Church" was founded in 1726 and lasted until 1820. At that point, unfortunately, the "First Church" entered a very dark period of intemperance and a loss of morals. The meetinghouse was literally left "to rack and ruin."...
Early in 1840, a Rev. Hempstead (Old records do not give us a first name) was the first to suggest the formation of "Second Church."...
The meetinghouse was constructed and the church was officially dedicated on April 12, 1854. Horace Bushnell was one of the honored guests at this dedication...
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Windsor, Connecticut, USA
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 - Grace Church, Windsor, Conn.
The Grace Episcopal Church congregation gathered in Windsor in 1842 under the leadership of Rev. Arthur Coxe of Hartford. The first church building was a wooden structure erected in 1845 where St. Gabriel Catholic Church stands today. As membership grew, so did the need for a larger building... The cornerstone was laid in 1864 and the church was consecrated in 1865.
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Grace Church, Windsor, Conn.
The Grace Episcopal Church congregation gathered in Windsor in 1842 under the leadership of Rev. Arthur Coxe of Hartford. The first church building was a wooden structure erected in 1845 where St. Gabriel Catholic Church stands today. As membership grew, so did the need for a larger building... The cornerstone was laid in 1864 and the church was consecrated in 1865.
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Windsor, Connecticut, USA
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 - St. Joseph's R.C. Church, Poquonock
Poquonock’s St. Joseph’s Catholic Church began as a mission of St. Mary’s in 1886 and became independent in 1892. windsorhistoricalsociety.org){kind=small}
St. Joseph's R.C. Church, Poquonock
Poquonock’s St. Joseph’s Catholic Church began as a mission of St. Mary’s in 1886 and became independent in 1892. windsorhistoricalsociety.org
Windsor, Connecticut, USA
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The Mill Pond, Windsor, Conn.
Windsor, Connecticut, USA
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 - Loomis Fountain
In 1901 Mrs. Euphemia Loomis established a fund to erect a public fountain in memory of her husband Hezekiah B. Loomis, one of the founders of Loomis Chaffee School...
The Town of Windsor accepted the gift of the fountain and provided the water supply... tourwindsorct.org){kind=small}
Loomis Fountain
In 1901 Mrs. Euphemia Loomis established a fund to erect a public fountain in memory of her husband Hezekiah B. Loomis, one of the founders of Loomis Chaffee School...
The Town of Windsor accepted the gift of the fountain and provided the water supply... tourwindsorct.org
Read more about Hezekiah Bradley LOOMIS
Windsor, Connecticut, USA
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Congregational Chapel
Windsor, Connecticut, USA
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Winpoq Fish and Game Club House
Windsor, Connecticut, USA
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St. Gabriel's Church, later renamed Grace Episcopal Church
Windsor, Connecticut, USA
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Windsor Hotel, Windsor, Conn.
Windsor, Connecticut, USA
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Bridge Over Farmington River, Poquonock
Windsor, Connecticut, USA
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Post Office and Poquonock Center
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Discover Windsor: History, News, Travel, and Stories
1633 - The English build a trading post in the area where the Farmington River empties into the Connecticut River. This site later becomes the Town of Windsor.
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1636 - Additional "Founders" of Windsor arrive. By the end of April 1636 most of the congregation of the Dorchester, Massachusetts, church settles in what is now Windsor.
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1839 - Windsor
Windsor, Ct.
Hartford co. This most ancient town in Connecticut is situated on the west side of Connecticut river, 6 miles N. from Hartford. Population, 1830, 3,220. The surface of the town is generally level, having some extensive plains. The soil is various, and free from stone : some of it is light, but a large proportion of it is fertile, containing extensive tracts of rich meadow.
Farmington river passes through the town, and meeting the Connecticut, gives the town a good hydraulic power.
There are in Windsor 4 paper mills, 2 manufactories of cotton batting, and factories of satinet, Kentucky jean, wire, &c. The business in these manufacturing establishments is very considerable. At a place called Pine Meadow, at the commencement of the locks on the Enfield canal, a variety of ship and other timber is prepared for market. Pine Meadow is opposite to Warehouse Point, in East Windsor.
The centre village in Windsor is pleasantly extended on the banks of the... Read MORE...
Windsor, Ct.
Hartford co. This most ancient town in Connecticut is situated on the west side of Connecticut river, 6 miles N. from Hartford. Population, 1830, 3,220. The surface of the town is generally level, having some extensive plains. The soil is various, and free from stone : some of it is light, but a large proportion of it is fertile, containing extensive tracts of rich meadow.
Farmington river passes through the town, and meeting the Connecticut, gives the town a good hydraulic power.
There are in Windsor 4 paper mills, 2 manufactories of cotton batting, and factories of satinet, Kentucky jean, wire, &c. The business in these manufacturing establishments is very considerable. At a place called Pine Meadow, at the commencement of the locks on the Enfield canal, a variety of ship and other timber is prepared for market. Pine Meadow is opposite to Warehouse Point, in East Windsor.
The centre village in Windsor is pleasantly extended on the banks of the... Read MORE...
1854 - Windsor
Windsor, a post-township of Hartford county, Connecticut, bounded on the E. by the Connecticut river, and intersected by the Farmington river, 6 miles N. from Hartford. The first English settlement in the state was made here in 1633, by Captain William Holmes and others, who came from the Ply mouth colony in Massachusetts. The town ship contains three handsome and thriving villages, viz. Windsor, Windsor Locks, and Poquannock. Almost all the inhabitants of that portion of the township which was first settled reside in Windsor village, situated on the right bank of the Connecticut, and on the New Haven, Hartford, and Springfield rail road. It is built principally on a single street upwards of 2 miles in length, parallel with the river, and beautifully shaded. Windsor has been the birth-place of several eminent men, among whom may be mentioned Roger Wolcott, governor of Connecticut, and Oliver Ellsworth, for nearly four years chief- justice of the supreme court of the United States.... Read MORE...
Windsor, a post-township of Hartford county, Connecticut, bounded on the E. by the Connecticut river, and intersected by the Farmington river, 6 miles N. from Hartford. The first English settlement in the state was made here in 1633, by Captain William Holmes and others, who came from the Ply mouth colony in Massachusetts. The town ship contains three handsome and thriving villages, viz. Windsor, Windsor Locks, and Poquannock. Almost all the inhabitants of that portion of the township which was first settled reside in Windsor village, situated on the right bank of the Connecticut, and on the New Haven, Hartford, and Springfield rail road. It is built principally on a single street upwards of 2 miles in length, parallel with the river, and beautifully shaded. Windsor has been the birth-place of several eminent men, among whom may be mentioned Roger Wolcott, governor of Connecticut, and Oliver Ellsworth, for nearly four years chief- justice of the supreme court of the United States.... Read MORE...
1854 - Pooquonoc / Pequannock
Pooquonoc, or Pequannock, a post-village of Hartford county, Connecticut, on the N. side of Farmington river, about 12 miles N. by E. from Hartford. It contains 2 cotton mills; also a paper mill, said to be the largest in New England.
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.
Pooquonoc, or Pequannock, a post-village of Hartford county, Connecticut, on the N. side of Farmington river, about 12 miles N. by E. from Hartford. It contains 2 cotton mills; also a paper mill, said to be the largest in New England.
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.
1869 - DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN WINDSOR, CONN.
Hartford, Conn., Sunday, July 18.
A fire broke out in the barn of the Windsor Hotel, in Windsor, owned by MESSRS. GRISWOLD & GILLETTE, about 2 o'clock on Saturday afternoon, which soon spread to the hotel. A steam fire engine was sent up by railroad from this city, but before the flames could be checked the hotel, the barn and three sheds, a barn near owned by CAKPEN BROTHERS, a store belonging to the estate of JAMES LOOMIS, and occupied for a post office and as a variety store by C. P. ELLSWORTH were consumed. In the hotel barn a horse was burned to death. The loss to the hotel proprietors is estimated at $18,000; insured $9,000 in Hartford and New York offices. MR. ELLSWORTH'S loss in goods in $2,000; insured in the AEtna and Connecticut offices of Hartford, and in the Providence and Springfield Fire and Marine. The loss to the owners of the stone[sic] building and to CAKPEN BROTHERS is from $5,000 to $8,000.
The New York Times
New York, New York
July 19, 1869
Hartford, Conn., Sunday, July 18.
A fire broke out in the barn of the Windsor Hotel, in Windsor, owned by MESSRS. GRISWOLD & GILLETTE, about 2 o'clock on Saturday afternoon, which soon spread to the hotel. A steam fire engine was sent up by railroad from this city, but before the flames could be checked the hotel, the barn and three sheds, a barn near owned by CAKPEN BROTHERS, a store belonging to the estate of JAMES LOOMIS, and occupied for a post office and as a variety store by C. P. ELLSWORTH were consumed. In the hotel barn a horse was burned to death. The loss to the hotel proprietors is estimated at $18,000; insured $9,000 in Hartford and New York offices. MR. ELLSWORTH'S loss in goods in $2,000; insured in the AEtna and Connecticut offices of Hartford, and in the Providence and Springfield Fire and Marine. The loss to the owners of the stone[sic] building and to CAKPEN BROTHERS is from $5,000 to $8,000.
The New York Times
New York, New York
July 19, 1869
1871 - Long-term Subsrciber
David Osborne, of Windsor Ct., has taken the Hartford Courant for 79 years.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
January 21, 1871
David Osborne, of Windsor Ct., has taken the Hartford Courant for 79 years.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
January 21, 1871
1871 - Tried to Poison Her Sister
Mrs. Stiles, of Windsor, Conn., is under arrest fro sending poisoned confectionery to her sister, Mrs. E. R. Pitkin, of South Windsor, a few weeks ago. Investigation is said to prove that she was instigated by jealousy of Mrs. Pitkin, who captured Mr. Pitkin thirty years ago when she wanted him herself, and that she has nursed her wrath ever since.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
March 11, 1871
Mrs. Stiles, of Windsor, Conn., is under arrest fro sending poisoned confectionery to her sister, Mrs. E. R. Pitkin, of South Windsor, a few weeks ago. Investigation is said to prove that she was instigated by jealousy of Mrs. Pitkin, who captured Mr. Pitkin thirty years ago when she wanted him herself, and that she has nursed her wrath ever since.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
March 11, 1871
1872 - Didn't Feel a Thing
A case illustrative of the power of drink to deaden the sensitiveness to pain occurred at Windsor, Conn., October 5th. An Englishman employed in one of the mills, while drunk and lying on the track, was run over by the train and lost a leg. The accident was not discovered until the next morning, when a man who was walking on the track found the leg encased in a boot, and soon traced the man a short distance from the spot, finding him still alive. The surgeon subsequently amputated the limb, and the man was very much surprised when he regained his consciousness at discovering what had happened.
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San Francisco Bulletin
San Francisco, California
October 16, 1872
A case illustrative of the power of drink to deaden the sensitiveness to pain occurred at Windsor, Conn., October 5th. An Englishman employed in one of the mills, while drunk and lying on the track, was run over by the train and lost a leg. The accident was not discovered until the next morning, when a man who was walking on the track found the leg encased in a boot, and soon traced the man a short distance from the spot, finding him still alive. The surgeon subsequently amputated the limb, and the man was very much surprised when he regained his consciousness at discovering what had happened.
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San Francisco Bulletin
San Francisco, California
October 16, 1872
1895 - Windsor
Windsor, a post-village in Windsor township, Hart ford co., Conn., on the W. bank of the Connecticut River, at the mouth of the Farmington River, and on the New Haven, Hartford & Springfield Railroad, 6% miles N. of Hartford. It contains several churches and a young ladies' institute. The township contains villages named Rainbow and Poquonnock, and has manufactures of paper, woollen goods, cigars, and bricks, and a pop. (1890) of 2954.
Lippincott's Gazetteer of the World: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World Containing Notices of Over One Hundred and Twenty-five Thousand Places ... Joseph Thomas January 1, 1895 J.B. Lippincott
Windsor, a post-village in Windsor township, Hart ford co., Conn., on the W. bank of the Connecticut River, at the mouth of the Farmington River, and on the New Haven, Hartford & Springfield Railroad, 6% miles N. of Hartford. It contains several churches and a young ladies' institute. The township contains villages named Rainbow and Poquonnock, and has manufactures of paper, woollen goods, cigars, and bricks, and a pop. (1890) of 2954.
Lippincott's Gazetteer of the World: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World Containing Notices of Over One Hundred and Twenty-five Thousand Places ... Joseph Thomas January 1, 1895 J.B. Lippincott
1895 - Poquonnock / Poquonock
Poquon'nock, or Poquon'ock, a post-village in Windsor township, Hartford co., Conn., on the Farmington River, 11 miles N. of Hartford. It has 2 churches, a paper mill, and a woollen-mill. Poquonnock Bridge,
Lippincott's Gazetteer of the World: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World Containing Notices of Over One Hundred and Twenty-five Thousand Places ... Joseph Thomas January 1, 1895 J.B. Lippincott
Poquon'nock, or Poquon'ock, a post-village in Windsor township, Hartford co., Conn., on the Farmington River, 11 miles N. of Hartford. It has 2 churches, a paper mill, and a woollen-mill. Poquonnock Bridge,
Lippincott's Gazetteer of the World: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World Containing Notices of Over One Hundred and Twenty-five Thousand Places ... Joseph Thomas January 1, 1895 J.B. Lippincott
1906
Windsor, a post-village in Windsor township (town) Hartford co., Conn. on the W. bank of the Connecticut River, at the mouth of the Farmington River, and on the New York, New Haven and Hartford R., 6 miles N. of Hartford. It has manufactures of cigars and a canning-factory. Windsor was settled in 1635. Pop. of the town in 1900, 3614; of the village, about 2500.
Lippincott's New Gazetteer: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World, Containing the Most Recent and Authentic Information Respecting the Countries, Cities, Towns ... in Every Portion of the Globe Publisher J.B. Lippincott Company, 1906
Windsor, a post-village in Windsor township (town) Hartford co., Conn. on the W. bank of the Connecticut River, at the mouth of the Farmington River, and on the New York, New Haven and Hartford R., 6 miles N. of Hartford. It has manufactures of cigars and a canning-factory. Windsor was settled in 1635. Pop. of the town in 1900, 3614; of the village, about 2500.
Lippincott's New Gazetteer: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World, Containing the Most Recent and Authentic Information Respecting the Countries, Cities, Towns ... in Every Portion of the Globe Publisher J.B. Lippincott Company, 1906
1906 - Poquonock
Poquonock, a post-village of Hartford co., Conn., on the Farmington River and on the New York, New Haven and Hartford R., 11 miles N. of Hartford, its banking point. It has paper and knitting-mills. Pop. about 1000.
Lippincott's New Gazetteer: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World, Containing the Most Recent and Authentic Information Respecting the Countries, Cities, Towns ... in Every Portion of the Globe Publisher J.B. Lippincott Company, 1906
Poquonock, a post-village of Hartford co., Conn., on the Farmington River and on the New York, New Haven and Hartford R., 11 miles N. of Hartford, its banking point. It has paper and knitting-mills. Pop. about 1000.
Lippincott's New Gazetteer: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World, Containing the Most Recent and Authentic Information Respecting the Countries, Cities, Towns ... in Every Portion of the Globe Publisher J.B. Lippincott Company, 1906
1930 - Houses and Tobacco Sheds Burned in Forest Blaze at Windsor, Ct.; Loss $40,000
Fire Departments of Five Towns Battle Spreading Flames for Hours--Seven Tons of Tobacco Ready for Delivery Destroyed--Pines on Watershed Lost.
Windsor, Ct., May 4. - A forest fire which went over 150 acres of land burned for five hours this afternoon along the Windsor, Windsor Locks and East Granby town lines, destroying two dwelling houses and one tobacco shed, and damaging another tobacco shed. The fire departments from Windsor, Windsor Locks, Pequannock, Suffield and East Granby were called to fight the fire and in spite of their combined efforts the fire spread rapidly because of the high wind.
The progress of the flames was finally checked by building backfires and plowing land. The tobacco shed which was burned belonged to John Apecki and contained seven tons of tobacco, which was to have been delivered tomorrow morning. At this farm a number of other buildings were burned. A dwelling house belonging to the American Sumatra Tobacco company was destroyed and a shed owned by ... Read MORE...
Fire Departments of Five Towns Battle Spreading Flames for Hours--Seven Tons of Tobacco Ready for Delivery Destroyed--Pines on Watershed Lost.
Windsor, Ct., May 4. - A forest fire which went over 150 acres of land burned for five hours this afternoon along the Windsor, Windsor Locks and East Granby town lines, destroying two dwelling houses and one tobacco shed, and damaging another tobacco shed. The fire departments from Windsor, Windsor Locks, Pequannock, Suffield and East Granby were called to fight the fire and in spite of their combined efforts the fire spread rapidly because of the high wind.
The progress of the flames was finally checked by building backfires and plowing land. The tobacco shed which was burned belonged to John Apecki and contained seven tons of tobacco, which was to have been delivered tomorrow morning. At this farm a number of other buildings were burned. A dwelling house belonging to the American Sumatra Tobacco company was destroyed and a shed owned by ... Read MORE...
Here's a list of places to go and things to do in Windsor, Connecticut:
Windsor Historical Society: Start your journey through Windsor's history at the Windsor Historical Society. They have a fantastic museum with exhibits that showcase the town's evolution, from its early colonial days to the present. It's an excellent place to learn about the town's heritage.
Connecticut Valley Tobacco Museum: Windsor was once a hub for tobacco farming. The Connecticut Valley Tobacco Museum offers insight into the region's tobacco industry, with exhibits on the history and cultivation of tobacco. It's a unique glimpse into an important part of Windsor's past.
Palisado Green: This historic green is the heart of Windsor and the site of the town's original settlement. Stroll around the green to admire the beautifully preserved colonial architecture, including the Palisado building. It's a picturesque spot for a leisurely walk.
Northwest Park: If you enjoy the outdoors, Northwest Park is a must-visit. This 473-acre park offers hiking trails, picnic areas, and even... Read MORE...
Windsor Historical Society: Start your journey through Windsor's history at the Windsor Historical Society. They have a fantastic museum with exhibits that showcase the town's evolution, from its early colonial days to the present. It's an excellent place to learn about the town's heritage.
Connecticut Valley Tobacco Museum: Windsor was once a hub for tobacco farming. The Connecticut Valley Tobacco Museum offers insight into the region's tobacco industry, with exhibits on the history and cultivation of tobacco. It's a unique glimpse into an important part of Windsor's past.
Palisado Green: This historic green is the heart of Windsor and the site of the town's original settlement. Stroll around the green to admire the beautifully preserved colonial architecture, including the Palisado building. It's a picturesque spot for a leisurely walk.
Northwest Park: If you enjoy the outdoors, Northwest Park is a must-visit. This 473-acre park offers hiking trails, picnic areas, and even... Read MORE...
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