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New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
With an area of over 60 square miles, New Milford is the largest town in Connecticut.
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New Milford's worst disaster struck in 1902 when the main business section centered on Bank Street was almost completely leveled by the "Great Fire".
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1819 - New Milford
New-Milford is a large and flourishing post town, in the southwestern extremity of the county, 48 miles southwest from Hartford; bounded on the north ... Read MORE...
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1854 - New Milford
New Milford, a flourishing post-village of Litchfield co., Connecticut, on the Housatonic river and railroad, near the intersection of the latter... Read MORE...
1860 - FIRE IN NEW-MILFORD, CONN.
Danbury, Conn., Saturday, Nov. 3. There was a large fire in New-Milford last night. It is reported that ten buildings were destroyed, including the... Read MORE...
1893 - Fire
NEW-MILFORD, Conn., Oct. 30. - A large barn in Washington, owned by William Wadsworth of New York, was burned last night, with a ton of tobacco,... Read MORE...
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1895 - New Milford
New Mil'ford, a handsome post-village in New Milford township, Litchfield co, Conn., on the Housatonic River, near the mouth of the Aspetuck, and on... Read MORE...
1902 - FIRE AT NEW MILFORD, CT.
Fire of an unknown origin, which started about 7 o'clock last night, completely destroyed the main building of the Bridgeport wood finishing... Read MORE...
1902 - WRECK AT NEW MILFORD.
Train Breaks and Causes Rear End Collision - One Man Killed.
NEW MILFORD, Conn., March 20. - The midnight freight from New Haven to Pittsfield,... Read MORE...
1902 - FIRE AT INGLESIDE SCHOOL.
NEW MILFORD, Conn., Dec. 21. - Fire to-day in Ingleside School, a large and fashionable seminary for girls, conducted by Mrs. William D. Black,... Read MORE...
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1906
New Milford, a banking post-village in New Milford township (town), Litchfield co., Conn., on the Housatonic River, near the mouth of the Aspetuck... Read MORE...
1911 - TORNADO HITS CONNECTICUT.
Uproots Trees, Wrecks Houses, and Destroys Crops Near New Milford.
NEW MILFORD, Conn., Aug. 28. - A tornado swept through a section three miles... Read MORE...
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1949 - March 2 - 1st automatic street light (New Milford, Ct)
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