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Stafford, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
The Town of Stafford began its history almost 300 years ago as a rural hill town with 3 excellent agricultural districts. Most of the population was concentrated in 6-7 villages. Industrialization took advantage of abundant water power from the tributaries of the Willimantic River, & caused population shifts. In the mid-1800's, the Railroad connected Stafford to markets across New England. www.staffordct.org
...If you find a road map of the states in the United States and you look at the map of Connecticut and if you find the boundaries of the town of Stafford you will find within that area small circles of designating small villages that are at the intersections of some major roads. These circles are the same in all towns. In Stafford there were seven, now perhaps only six are shown. These are: West Stafford, Staffordville, Hydeville, Stafford, Orcutts and Stafford Springs. The seventh was or is Ellithrope. Ellithrope is at the intersection of Diamond Ledge Road and Route 32. One person there has a large sign on his garage. A village is usuallly a part of town where the houses are closer together around a mill, church, and store. Maps made by the town show the same six or seven. Most of these villages in Connecticut have no boundaries although few do. One of these is Stafford Springs. With its many mills, wealthy mill owners, and mill workers, it decided to have its own government in 1873. How it placed its boundaries would be of interest. Generally it is now "where the sidewalks end!" and as far as the street lights. Once it had the only fire hydrants and sewer lines. Now these have been extended to some other places in Stafford... www.mystaffordsprings.com
John Adams is said to have vacationed in Stafford for the soothing powers of the town’s mineral springs.
During the Civil War the town’s factories made cannonballs.
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The Town of Stafford began its history almost 300 years ago as a rural hill town with 3 excellent agricultural districts. Most of the population was concentrated in 6-7 villages. Industrialization took advantage of abundant water power from the tributaries of the Willimantic River, & caused population shifts. In the mid-1800's, the Railroad connected Stafford to markets across New England. www.staffordct.org
...If you find a road map of the states in the United States and you look at the map of Connecticut and if you find the boundaries of the town of Stafford you will find within that area small circles of designating small villages that are at the intersections of some major roads. These circles are the same in all towns. In Stafford there were seven, now perhaps only six are shown. These are: West Stafford, Staffordville, Hydeville, Stafford, Orcutts and Stafford Springs. The seventh was or is Ellithrope. Ellithrope is at the intersection of Diamond Ledge Road and Route 32. One person there has a large sign on his garage. A village is usuallly a part of town where the houses are closer together around a mill, church, and store. Maps made by the town show the same six or seven. Most of these villages in Connecticut have no boundaries although few do. One of these is Stafford Springs. With its many mills, wealthy mill owners, and mill workers, it decided to have its own government in 1873. How it placed its boundaries would be of interest. Generally it is now "where the sidewalks end!" and as far as the street lights. Once it had the only fire hydrants and sewer lines. Now these have been extended to some other places in Stafford... www.mystaffordsprings.com
John Adams is said to have vacationed in Stafford for the soothing powers of the town’s mineral springs.
During the Civil War the town’s factories made cannonballs.
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Corps Machine Shop and Foundry. Used from 1855-1880. Stafford, Conn.
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 (Staffordville) - Warren Woolen Comp., Stafford Springs, Conn.
"...the mill was first established in 1853 by Parley Converse as the Converseville Company....
In 1879, Converse sold the textile manufacturing company to brothers Daniel and Thomas Warren, who would rename it the Warren Woolen Company. In 1890, it was acquired by J. M. Valentine and would continue to be operated by him and subsequent family members almost uninterrupted for the next 80 years..."
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Warren Woolen Comp., Stafford Springs, Conn.
"...the mill was first established in 1853 by Parley Converse as the Converseville Company....
In 1879, Converse sold the textile manufacturing company to brothers Daniel and Thomas Warren, who would rename it the Warren Woolen Company. In 1890, it was acquired by J. M. Valentine and would continue to be operated by him and subsequent family members almost uninterrupted for the next 80 years..."
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"...the mill was first established in 1853 by Parley Converse as the Converseville Company....
In 1879, Converse sold the textile manufacturing company to brothers Daniel and Thomas Warren, who would rename it the Warren Woolen Company. In 1890, it was acquired by J. M. Valentine and would continue to be operated by him and subsequent family members almost uninterrupted for the next 80 years..."
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Hartford, Connecticut
October 26, 2016
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Main Street, looking East, Stafford Springs, Conn.
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Riverside Woolen Mill, 1906
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Stafford Springs House, Stafford Springs, Conn., 1907
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Faulkner's Woolen Mill, Stafford Springs, Conn.
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The mill was owned by Middle River Woolen Company, in 1899, which leased it to Frederick Faulkner and Company of Lowell, Massachusetts. Faulkner occupied the plant until August 31 1913, when a massive fire completely consumed the mill and the firm closed its doors. connecticutmills.org
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The mill was owned by Middle River Woolen Company, in 1899, which leased it to Frederick Faulkner and Company of Lowell, Massachusetts. Faulkner occupied the plant until August 31 1913, when a massive fire completely consumed the mill and the firm closed its doors. connecticutmills.org
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Railroad Station, Stafford Springs, Conn.
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Trolley Bridge. Stafford Springs, Conn.
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Central Woolen Mill, Stafford Springs, Conn.
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Cattle at Agricultural Fair, Stafford Springs, Conn., 1909
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Methodist Church, Stafford Springs, Conn., 1909
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 (Staffordville) - Pinney Grammar School
Land for Pinney School was given by Mrs. Esther S. Pinney.
...a four room structure known as Pinney School was erected in 1895. The bell in the building was donated by Mrs. Julia Pinney Johnson.
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Pinney Grammar School
Land for Pinney School was given by Mrs. Esther S. Pinney.
...a four room structure known as Pinney School was erected in 1895. The bell in the building was donated by Mrs. Julia Pinney Johnson.
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Land for Pinney School was given by Mrs. Esther S. Pinney.
...a four room structure known as Pinney School was erected in 1895. The bell in the building was donated by Mrs. Julia Pinney Johnson.
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 (Staffordville) - The Stafford Worsted Mill and Hudson Garage.
Stafford Springs, Conn.
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The site eventually occupied by the Stafford Worsted Company plant has long been the location of significant industrial enterprises. The first mill erected on the site was built to house the Mineral Springs Company ca. 1837. This firm was organized by prominent Stafford industrialists Parley and Solva Converse, and produced various lines of woolen goods. The original plant was heavily damaged by fire in 1848, yet was quickly rebuilt and work restored. The firm pressed on for five decades before the complex was sold to a holding company, the Middle River Woolen Company, in 1899, which leased it to Frederick Faulkner and Company of Lowell, Massachusetts. Faulkner occupied the plant until August 31 1913, when a massive fire completely consumed the mill and the firm closed its doors. In 1916, the Stafford Worsted Company erected a new factory on the former site of the Mineral Springs Company plant. Stafford Worsted was originally organized by Walter and Alfred Scott of Woonsocket, Rhode Island, in 1897, and initially occupied space in the Furnace Street complex built for the Converseville Company, this later acquired by the Warren Woolen Company. The Stafford Worsted Company failed in 1910 and the Scotts returned to Woonsocket, however, they were invited to return to Stafford following the loss of the Faulkner Company. Once their new plant was completed, the company produced a line of worsted wool yarn, which was then processed by the Dunn Worsted Company of Woonsocket. The Stafford Worsted Company continued to operate until 1957. After vacating the Spring Street plant it was then acquired by the Linatex Corporation of America, manufacturers of a proprietary natural rubber product used in the production of pumps, valves, conducting hoses, etc. Originally located in Tolland, Connecticut, the Linatex Corporation had outgrown its plant there by the late 1950s and continued to expand following its relocation to Stafford. By the late 1960s, the company had branch plants in Addison, Illinois, and Phoenix, Arizona. The firm continued production in the former Stafford Worsted mill until the early 1990s, whereupon the company vacated the property and it passed to American Sleeve Bearing, maker of bronze bearings and bushings, which currently employs approximately 30 hands at the plant. connecticutmills.org){kind=small}
The Stafford Worsted Mill and Hudson Garage.
Stafford Springs, Conn.
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The site eventually occupied by the Stafford Worsted Company plant has long been the location of significant industrial enterprises. The first mill erected on the site was built to house the Mineral Springs Company ca. 1837. This firm was organized by prominent Stafford industrialists Parley and Solva Converse, and produced various lines of woolen goods. The original plant was heavily damaged by fire in 1848, yet was quickly rebuilt and work restored. The firm pressed on for five decades before the complex was sold to a holding company, the Middle River Woolen Company, in 1899, which leased it to Frederick Faulkner and Company of Lowell, Massachusetts. Faulkner occupied the plant until August 31 1913, when a massive fire completely consumed the mill and the firm closed its doors. In 1916, the Stafford Worsted Company erected a new factory on the former site of the Mineral Springs Company... Read more
Stafford Springs, Conn.
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The site eventually occupied by the Stafford Worsted Company plant has long been the location of significant industrial enterprises. The first mill erected on the site was built to house the Mineral Springs Company ca. 1837. This firm was organized by prominent Stafford industrialists Parley and Solva Converse, and produced various lines of woolen goods. The original plant was heavily damaged by fire in 1848, yet was quickly rebuilt and work restored. The firm pressed on for five decades before the complex was sold to a holding company, the Middle River Woolen Company, in 1899, which leased it to Frederick Faulkner and Company of Lowell, Massachusetts. Faulkner occupied the plant until August 31 1913, when a massive fire completely consumed the mill and the firm closed its doors. In 1916, the Stafford Worsted Company erected a new factory on the former site of the Mineral Springs Company... Read more
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 (Staffordville) - Garland Woolen Mill, Staffordville, Conn.
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Garland Woolen Mill, Staffordville, Conn.
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East Main Street, Stafford Springs, Conn., 1912
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New Weave Shed of Rhode Island Worsted Co., Stafford Springs, Conn., 1913
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Hydeville Mill, Stafford, Conn.
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Incorporated in 1719, Stafford became a resort town as growing numbers of people, including President John Adams, sought out the waters’ curative powers.
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1819 - Stafford
Stafford is an elevated post township, situated upon the northern border of the county and State, 26 miles norteasterly from Hartford; bounded on the north by Massachusetts line, on the east by Union and Willington, on the south by Willington and Ellington, and on the west by Ellington and Somers. Its mean length, from east to west, is 8 and a half miles, and its mean breadth, from north to south, more than 6 miles, comprising an area of about 53 square miles.
The general character of the township is that of an elevated, broken and mountainous country; but the western section is more conspicuously marked with these features.
Its geological structure is primitive; the rocks consisting of granite, micaceous schistus, and some other original formations. The prevailing soil is a gravelly loam, hard and dry, but affording very good grazing.
There are several minerals in the town, of which iron ore is the most important, and abounds in various places. Several mines of it have been...
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The general character of the township is that of an elevated, broken and mountainous country; but the western section is more conspicuously marked with these features.
Its geological structure is primitive; the rocks consisting of granite, micaceous schistus, and some other original formations. The prevailing soil is a gravelly loam, hard and dry, but affording very good grazing.
There are several minerals in the town, of which iron ore is the most important, and abounds in various places. Several mines of it have been...
1839 - Stafford
Stafford, Connecticut
Tolland county. This town lies 24 miles N.E. from Hartford, 6 N.E. from Tolland, 27 N.W. from Brooklyn, 36 N. from Norwich, 14 N.E. from Springfield, Mass., and 73 W.S.W. from Boston. Population, 1830, 2,515.
The surface of the town is rough; in some parts mountainous, abounding with rocks of primitive formation. Its soil is a coarse, hard and dry gravelly loam, generally not very productive. There are several minerals in the town, but iron ore is the principal. As early as 1779, a blast furnace was erected here, and cannon shot, hollow ware, &c., were cast.
The town is watered by Furnace river, and the Willimantic, which unite in Stafford, and afford a good water power. There are in the town several blast and cupola furnaces, a cotton mill, manufactures of pistols, axes, adzes, carpenters' chisels, tailors' shears, drawing knives, and several other articles of cutlery. There are also manufactures of cotton and woolen machinery, cabinet ware, brush...
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Tolland county. This town lies 24 miles N.E. from Hartford, 6 N.E. from Tolland, 27 N.W. from Brooklyn, 36 N. from Norwich, 14 N.E. from Springfield, Mass., and 73 W.S.W. from Boston. Population, 1830, 2,515.
The surface of the town is rough; in some parts mountainous, abounding with rocks of primitive formation. Its soil is a coarse, hard and dry gravelly loam, generally not very productive. There are several minerals in the town, but iron ore is the principal. As early as 1779, a blast furnace was erected here, and cannon shot, hollow ware, &c., were cast.
The town is watered by Furnace river, and the Willimantic, which unite in Stafford, and afford a good water power. There are in the town several blast and cupola furnaces, a cotton mill, manufactures of pistols, axes, adzes, carpenters' chisels, tailors' shears, drawing knives, and several other articles of cutlery. There are also manufactures of cotton and woolen machinery, cabinet ware, brush...
1854 - Stafford
Stafford, a post-township of Tolland co., Connecticut, intersected by the New London, Willimantic, and Palmer railroad, 28 miles N. E. from Hartford. It contains three thriving manufacturing villages, viz. Staffordville, Stafford Hollow, and Stafford Springs. Staf ford Springs, situated on the Willimantic river, and on the New London, Willimantic, and Palmer railroad, 60 miles N. by W. from New London, is celebrated for the medicinal properties of its waters, and is visited by per sons from all parts of the Union. One of them contains a solution of iron, sustained by carbonic acid gas, some earthy substances, and an element called natron. This is regarded by chemists as one of the most efficacious chalybeate springs in the United States. The other, as analyzed by Professor Silliman, contains a large portion of hydrogen gas and sulphur, and a small proportion of iron. A splendid hotel has been erected here for the accommodation of visitors. The village of Stafford Springs has 2...
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In the late 1800s, as the springs’ popularity declined, textile mills, a button factory, and other enterprises formed Stafford’s industrial hub.
1895 - Stafford
Stafford, a post-town of Tolland co, Conn., watered by the head-streams of the Willimantic River, and intersected by the New London Northern Railroad, 20 miles N. by W. of Willimantic, and about 25 miles N.E. of Hartford. It contains several manufacturing villages, the most important of which are Stafford (or Stafford Furnace), Stafford Springs, Staffordville, and West Stafford. The village of Stafford, or Stafford Furnace, has 2 churches, a hotel, several stores, and a woollen-factory. Pop. of the town in 1880, 4455; in 1890, 4535.
1898 - TWO PRISONERS CREMATED. Double Fatality in a Connecticut Town Lock-up Fire.
STAFFORD SPRINGS, Conn., Sept. 17. - Two prisoners confined for the night in the town lock-up, Ernest Branford, aged twenty-seven years, and John Marsh, aged forty, met their death early this morning in a small fire which originated in the cell occupied by Marsh.
The two men were arrested last evening for drunkenness, and were locked up in separate cells. At 6 o'clock this morning passersby saw smoke issuing from the lock-up and investigated to find the place filled with smoke and Marsh's cell badly burned. Both of the prisoners were dead.
Branford had evidently died from suffocation, and probably met his death while asleep. Marsh's body was literally baked. It is supposed the fire was the result of an attempt on the part of Marsh to smoke.
The two men were arrested last evening for drunkenness, and were locked up in separate cells. At 6 o'clock this morning passersby saw smoke issuing from the lock-up and investigated to find the place filled with smoke and Marsh's cell badly burned. Both of the prisoners were dead.
Branford had evidently died from suffocation, and probably met his death while asleep. Marsh's body was literally baked. It is supposed the fire was the result of an attempt on the part of Marsh to smoke.
1906
Stafford, a post-village and township (town) of Tolland co., Conn., on the Central Vermont R., 25 miles (direct) NE. of Hartford. The town has manufactures of cassimere and doeskins. Pop. of the town in 1900, 4297; of the village, about 500. The town includes Stafford Springs.
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1930 - YOUTH KILLED AS AUTO STRIKES LIGHT POLE
George Avery, 18, of Rockville Victim of Accident on Stafford-Somers Road.
Stafford Springs, Ct., July 1. - George Avery, 18, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Avery of 186 East Main street, Rockville, was killed in an automobile accident on the Stafford-Somers state highway early yesterday. Avery was riding in the rumble seat of a roadster driven by John Kashadl of Ogden's corner, VaVron[sic] and the car was traveling toward Stafford Springs when Kushadl lost control of the car at a slight bend in the road, about 1½ miles from Stafford Springs nar[sic] Forestville. The car struck a small tree and ran into an electric light pole.
The force of the collision snapped the pole and tore off the top of the car. It is believed that the car was traveling at a good rate of speed and as it struck the pole Avery was thrown against the edge of the rumble seat and on the floor. Avery was taken to the Johnson Memorial hospital where it was learned that his skull was fractured and that he had also...
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Stafford Springs, Ct., July 1. - George Avery, 18, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Avery of 186 East Main street, Rockville, was killed in an automobile accident on the Stafford-Somers state highway early yesterday. Avery was riding in the rumble seat of a roadster driven by John Kashadl of Ogden's corner, VaVron[sic] and the car was traveling toward Stafford Springs when Kushadl lost control of the car at a slight bend in the road, about 1½ miles from Stafford Springs nar[sic] Forestville. The car struck a small tree and ran into an electric light pole.
The force of the collision snapped the pole and tore off the top of the car. It is believed that the car was traveling at a good rate of speed and as it struck the pole Avery was thrown against the edge of the rumble seat and on the floor. Avery was taken to the Johnson Memorial hospital where it was learned that his skull was fractured and that he had also...
Located in the northeastern part of the state, Stafford offers a mix of outdoor activities, historical sites, and cultural experiences. Here's a list of places to go and things to do in Stafford, Connecticut:
Stafford Motor Speedway: If you're a racing enthusiast, Stafford Motor Speedway is a must-visit. It's a popular venue for stock car racing events and has a vibrant racing community. Check their schedule for upcoming races and events.
Stafford Springs Farmers' Market: Experience the local flavors by visiting the Stafford Springs Farmers' Market. You'll find fresh produce, artisanal goods, and a chance to mingle with the friendly locals. It's a great place to taste the region's culinary offerings.
Hydeville Park: This beautiful park offers a tranquil setting for a leisurely stroll, a picnic, or simply unwinding in nature. It's especially charming during the fall when the foliage changes color.
Stafford Cidery: If you're a fan of craft cider, head to Stafford Cidery. They offer a range of delicious cider varieties, and you can even take a tour to learn about the cider-making process.
Shenipsit State Forest: Nature enthusiasts will appreciate Shenipsit State Forest, which...
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Stafford Springs Farmers' Market: Experience the local flavors by visiting the Stafford Springs Farmers' Market. You'll find fresh produce, artisanal goods, and a chance to mingle with the friendly locals. It's a great place to taste the region's culinary offerings.
Hydeville Park: This beautiful park offers a tranquil setting for a leisurely stroll, a picnic, or simply unwinding in nature. It's especially charming during the fall when the foliage changes color.
Stafford Cidery: If you're a fan of craft cider, head to Stafford Cidery. They offer a range of delicious cider varieties, and you can even take a tour to learn about the cider-making process.
Shenipsit State Forest: Nature enthusiasts will appreciate Shenipsit State Forest, which...
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