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The original Indian land granted by Joshua, son of the Mohegan subchief Uncas, was opened to white settlement about 1686, and the area was incorporated as a town in 1692. It was named for either Wyndham in Sussex or Wymondham in Norfolk, England.
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- 1692 - Incorporated in 1692, Windham originally included the current towns of Mansfield and Scotland, as well as parts of Chaplin and Hampton.
connecticuthistory.org/ towns-page/ windham/ - 1819 - Windham
Windham, the seat of justice for the county, and a considerable post township, is situated 14 miles north of Norwich port, 30 east of Hartford, and 44...Read MORE... - 1854 - Windham
Windham, a post-village in Windham co., Connecticut, near the New London, Willimantic, and Palmer railroad, about 30 miles E. by S. from Hartford, con...Read MORE... 
1888 - On the 10th, Cashier H. F. Royce, of the Willimantic (Conn.) Savings Institute, was arrested on the charge of embezzling $35,000.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
May 19, 1888
R.R. Station and Bridge, Willimantic, CT
Postcard- 1891 - A PULLMAN SLEEPER ON FIRE.
From the Hartford Courant, Jan. 2.
When the east-bound Washington express on the New-England Road, leaving this city at 2:45 A. M., was a few miles...Read MORE... - 1895 - Windham
Windham, a post-village of Windham co., Conn., in a township of the same name, 3 miles E.S.E. of Willimantic, and about 14 miles N. of Norwich. It has...Read MORE... 
American Thread Co. No 4 Mill. Willimantic, Conn.
"In 1898, the Willimantic Linen Company became part of the American Thread Company, a large corporation that was attempting to gain a dominant position in the international market for thread.... Read MORE...
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Windham Green and Library, Windham, Conn.
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Col. Elderkin House, Windham, Conn.
Said to be the first brick house in this country.
Bricks brought from Holland.
"Brick house built in Windham, by Col. Jedediah Elderkin, an officer in the Continental Army, for his son, after the... Read MORE...
Postcard- 1906
Windham, a post-village of Windham co., Conn. in Windham township (town), 3 miles ESE. of Willimantic and about 14 miles N. of Norwich. The town is dr...Read MORE... 
Thread City Square, Willimantic, Conn
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Harris Jewelry Factory
North Windham, Conn.
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St. Mary's Church, Willimantic, Conn
Postcard- 1936 - Connecticut Dam Breaks.
WILLIMANTIC, Conn., March 18. (UP). - The North Windham Dam and the pumping station dam at Willimantic broke under pressure of waters of the Shetucket...Read MORE...
Old Photos, Pictures, Advertisements and Postcards from Windham, Connecticut, USA
Windham, Connecticut, USA
 - R.R. Station and Bridge, Willimantic, CT)
R.R. Station and Bridge, Willimantic, CT
Postcard
Windham, Connecticut, USA
 - Windham Green and Library, Windham, Conn.)
Windham Green and Library, Windham, Conn.
Postcard
Windham, Connecticut, USA
 - Col. Elderkin House, Windham, Conn.
Said to be the first brick house in this country.
Bricks brought from Holland.
"Brick house built in Windham, by Col. Jedediah Elderkin, an officer in the Continental Army, for his son, after the Revolutionary War. Torn down in 1912. The bricks were brought from Holland and the nails were hand wrought."
A Modern History of Windham County, Connecticut: A Windham County Treasure Book, Volume 1
Allen B. Lincoln
S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1920)
Col. Elderkin House, Windham, Conn.
Said to be the first brick house in this country.
Bricks brought from Holland.
"Brick house built in Windham, by Col. Jedediah Elderkin, an officer in the Continental Army, for his son, after the... Read MORE...
Postcard
Windham, Connecticut, USA
 - American Thread Co. No 4 Mill. Willimantic, Conn.
"In 1898, the Willimantic Linen Company became part of the American Thread Company, a large corporation that was attempting to gain a dominant position in the international market for thread. Under its ownership, Mill No. 4 finally reached its full productive potential, and in the early 20th century other large brick mills and a huge reinforced-concrete warehouse were added to the plant. American Thread remained a major employer in Willimantic through the 1980s..."
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American Thread Co. No 4 Mill. Willimantic, Conn.
"In 1898, the Willimantic Linen Company became part of the American Thread Company, a large corporation that was attempting to gain a dominant position in the international market for thread.... Read MORE...
Postcard
Windham, Connecticut, USA
 - Thread City Square, Willimantic, Conn)
Thread City Square, Willimantic, Conn
Postcard
Windham, Connecticut, USA
 - Harris Jewelry Factory
North Windham, Conn.)
Harris Jewelry Factory
North Windham, Conn.
Postcard
Windham, Connecticut, USA
 - St. Mary's Church, Willimantic, Conn)
St. Mary's Church, Willimantic, Conn
Postcard
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1692 - Incorporated in 1692, Windham originally included the current towns of Mansfield and Scotland, as well as parts of Chaplin and Hampton.
connecticuthistory.org/ towns-page/ windham/
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1819 - Windham
Windham, the seat of justice for the county, and a considerable post township, is situated 14 miles north of Norwich port, 30 east of Hartford, and... Read MORE...
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1854 - Windham
Windham, a post-village in Windham co., Connecticut, near the New London, Willimantic, and Palmer railroad, about 30 miles E. by S. from Hartford,... Read MORE...
1888 - On the 10th, Cashier H. F. Royce, of the Willimantic (Conn.) Savings Institute, was arrested on the charge of embezzling $35,000.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
May 19, 1888
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1891 - A PULLMAN SLEEPER ON FIRE.
From the Hartford Courant, Jan. 2.
When the east-bound Washington express on the New-England Road, leaving this city at 2:45 A. M., was a few... Read MORE...
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1895 - Windham
Windham, a post-village of Windham co., Conn., in a township of the same name, 3 miles E.S.E. of Willimantic, and about 14 miles N. of Norwich. It... Read MORE...
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1906
Windham, a post-village of Windham co., Conn. in Windham township (town), 3 miles ESE. of Willimantic and about 14 miles N. of Norwich. The town is... Read MORE...
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1936 - Connecticut Dam Breaks.
WILLIMANTIC, Conn., March 18. (UP). - The North Windham Dam and the pumping station dam at Willimantic broke under pressure of waters of the... Read MORE...
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