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Cornwall, Litchfield County. - Incorporated, May, 1740. Popula- tion, 1,583. Grand list, $665,366. Principal industries, agriculture and iron-works.
Coventry, Tolland County. - Named, October, 1711. Population, 2,043. Grand list, $637,514. Principal industries, agriculture, and the manufacture of woollen and silk goods, paper boxes, and metallic cartridges.
Cromwell, Middlesex County. - Incorporated, May, 1851; taken from Middletown. Population, 1,640. Grand list, $768,300. Princi- pal industries, agriculture, stone-quarrying, and the manufacture of hardware.
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Danbury, Fairfield County. - Named, October, 1687. Population, 11,666. Borough incorporated, 1822. Grand list, $6,384,391. Prin- cipal industries, agriculture, and the manufacture of hats, machinery for making hats, fur-cutting, etc.
Darien, Fairfield County. - Incorporated, May, 1820; taken from Stamford. Population, 1,949. Grand list, $1,640,005. Principal in- dustries, agriculture and oyster-growing.
Derby, New-Haven County. - Named, May, 1675. Population, 11 .- 650. Grand list, $4,516,547. Principal industries, agriculture, and, in the borough of Ansonia (incorporated 1864), manufacture of brass and copper goods and wares, heavy castings, etc .; in the borough of Birmingham (incorporated 1851), the manufacture of pins, corsets, woollen underwear, heavy castings, forgings, etc.
Durham, Middlesex County. - Incorporated, May, 1708. Popula- tion, 990. Grand list, $485,730. Principal industry, agriculture.
Eastford, Windham County. - Incorporated, May, 1847; taken from Ashford. Population, 855. Grand list, $209,309. Principal industries, agriculture and twine-making.
East Granby, Hartford County. - Incorporated, May, 1858; taken from Granby and Windsor Locks. Population, 754. Grand list, $488,236. Principal industry, agriculture.
East Haddam, Middlesex County. - Incorporated, May, 1734; taken from Haddam. Population, 3,032. Grand list, $1,283,901. Principal industries, agriculture, and the manufacture of cotton goods, spoons, German silver-ware, coffin-trimmings, gill-nets, etc.
East Hartford, Hartford County. - Incorporated, October, 1783; taken from Hartford. Population, 3,500. Grand list, $1,681,974. Principal industries, agriculture (largely tobacco-growing) and paper- manufacture.
East Haven. - Incorporated, May, 1785; taken from New Haven. Population, 3,057. Grand list, $619,860. Principal industry, agri- culture.
East Lyme, New-London County. - Incorporated, May, 1839; taken from Lyme and Waterford. Population, 1,731. Grand list, $639,867. Principal industry, agriculture. The manufacture of wool- len goods, menhaden fisheries, and the storing of ice for sale abroad, employ many. Niantic village is a summer resort of some note.
Easton, Fairfield County .- Incorporated, May, 1845; taken from Weston. Population, 1,145. Grand list, $431,513. Principal indus- try, agriculture.
East Windsor, Hartford County. - Incorporated, May, 1768; taken from Windsor. Population, 3,019. Grand list, $1,153,403. Principal
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industries, agriculture, and the manufacture of woollen and silk goods. Rye gin is extensively made at the village of Warehouse Point.
Ellington, Tolland County. - Incorporated, May, 1786; taken from East Windsor. Population, 1,569. Grand list, $734,430. Principal industry, agriculture. There is one large woollen-mill.
Enfield, Hartford County. - Named and granted by Massachusetts, May, 1683. Annexed to Connecticut, May, 1749. Population, 6,755. Grand list, $2,647,193. Principal industries are agriculture, and the manufacture of carpets and gunpowder.
Essex, Middlesex County. - Incorporated, May, 1854; taken from Old Saybrook. Population, 1,855. Grand list, $919,125. Principal industries, agriculture, and the manufacture of bone and ivory goods, piano-keys and boards, augers and bits, boat-building, sail-making, etc., and the repair of vessels is carried on to some extent.
Fairfield, Fairfield County. - Settled, 1639; named, 1645. Popula- tion, 3,748. Grand list, $2,170,966. Principal industry, agriculture. There is one rubber manufactory.
Farmington, Hartford County. - Incorporated, December, 1645. Population, 3,017. Grand list, $1,923,895. Principal industries, agri- culture, and the manufacture, in the village of Unionville, of paper, nuts and bolts, cutlery, rules and levels, etc.
Franklin, New-London County. - Incorporated, May, 1786; taken from Norwich. Population, 686. Grand list, $293,679. Principal industry, agriculture.
Glastonbury, Hartford County. - Incorporated, May, 1690; taken from Wethersfield. Population, 3,580. Grand list, $1,116,215. Prin- cipal industries, agriculture (largely tobacco-raising), and the manu- facture of paper, woollen and knit goods, cutlery and plated ware, soap, etc.
Goshen, Litchfield County. - Incorporated, October, 1739. Pop- ulation, 1,093. Grand list, $770,423. Principal industry, agriculture; dairy-farming a specialty.
Granby, Hartford County. - Incorporated, October, 1786; taken from Simsbury. Population, 1,340. Grand list, $433,694. Principal industry, agriculture.
Greenwich, Fairfield County. - Settled, 1640. Submitted to Con- necticut, October, 1662. Population of the town, 7,892; borough (incorporated 1854), 942. Grand list, $4,122,705. Principal indus- tries, agriculture, and the manufacture of belting, woollens, tinners' hardware, iron, etc. The town is a resort for city people in the summer.
Griswold, New-London County. - Incorporated, October, 1815;
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taken from Preston. Population, 2,745. Grand list, $1,207,379. Principal industries, agriculture and cotton-manufacturing.
Groton, New-London County. - Incorporated, May, 1705; taken from New London. Population, 5,128. Grand list, $1,957,435. Prin- cipal industries, agriculture and fishing.
Guilford, New-Haven County. - Settled, 1639; named, July, 1643; borough incorporated, 1815. Population, 2,782. Grand list, $1,414,- 886. Principal industries, agriculture, iron-foundry, buttons, canned goods, silk goods, and granite quarries.
Haddam, Middlesex County. - Incorporated, October, 1668. Popu- lation, 2,419. Grand list, $669,753. Principal industries, agriculture, stone-quarrying, and the manufacture of agricultural implements.
Hamden, New-Haven County. - Incorporated, May, 1786; taken from New Haven. Population, 3,408. Grand list, $1,679,090. Prin- cipal industries, agriculture, and the manufacture of carriage hard- ware, axles, bells, sewing-machine needles, etc., suspender web, augers, guns, etc.
Hampton, Windham County. - Incorporated, October, 1786; taken from Windham, Pomfret, Brooklyn, Canterbury, and Mansfield. Population, 827. Grand list, $351,866. Principal industry, agricul- ture.
Hartford, Hartford County. - Settled, 1635; named, February, 1637; city incorporated, 1784. Population of the town, 42,551; city, 42,015. Grand list, $47,357,309. Principal industries, manufacture of fire-arms, machinery, sewing-machines, belting, bicycles, silk goods, car-wheels, and railroad equipments, etc. A large amount of capital is invested in life and fire insurance.
Hartland, Hartford County. - Incorporated, May, 1761. Popula- tion, 643. Grand list, $211,907. Principal industry, agriculture.
Harwinton, Litchfield County. - Incorporated, October, 1737. Population, 1,016. Grand list, $455,689. Principal industry, agri- culture.
Hebron, Tolland County. - Incorporated, May, 1708. Population, 1,243. Grand list, $455,035. Principal industries, agriculture and silk-manufacturing.
Huntington, Fairfield County. - Incorporated, January, 1789; taken from Stratford. Population, 2,499. Grand list, $1,385,275. Principal industries, agriculture, and, in the borough of Shelton, the manufacture of paper, woollen yarn, and knit goods, cotton goods, pins, tacks, hooks and eyes, brass and iron hardware, silver-plated ware, corsets, toys, etc.
Kent, Litchfield County. - Incorporated, October, 1739. Popula-
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tion, 1,622. Grand list, $482,825. Principal industries, agriculture and iron-works.
Killingly, Windham County. - Incorporated, May, 1708 (Daniel- sonville borough incorporated 1854). Population, 6,921. Grand list, $2,178,913. Principal industries, the manufacture of cotton and woollen goods, and agriculture.
Killingworth, Middlesex County. - Named, May, 1667. Popula- tion, 748. Grand list, $227,318. Principal industries, agriculture, with paper-mill, carriage-factory, and other minor industries.
Lebanon, New-London County. - Incorporated, October, 1700. Population, 1,845. Grand list, $1,009,156. Principal industry, agri- culture.
Ledyard, New-London County. - Incorporated, May, 1836; taken from Groton. Population, 1,373. Grand list, $487,702. Principal industry, agriculture.
Lisbon, New-London County. - Incorporated, May, 1786; taken from Norwich. Population, 630. Grand list, $262,084. Principal industry, agriculture.
Litchfield, Litchfield County. - Incorporated, May, 1719. Popula- tion, 3,410. Grand list, $1,980,343. Principal industry, agriculture. The town is a well-known summer resort.
Lyme, New-London County. - Named, May, 1667. Population, 1,025. Grand list, $291,193. Principal industry, agriculture.
Madison, New-Haven County. - Incorporated, May, 1826; taken from Guilford. Population, 1,672. Grand list, $744,329. Principal industries, agriculture, fishing, and the manufacture of fish-oil and fertilizers. Ship-building and paper-making are minor industries.
Manchester, Hartford County. - Incorporated, May, 1823; taken from East Hartford. Population, 6,462. Grand list, $2,742,302. Principal industries, agriculture, and the manufacture of silk, cotton, and woollen goods; paper is also made in large quantities, and needles and tin-ware on a smaller scale.
Mansfield, Tolland County. - Incorporated, May, 1702; taken from Windham. Population, 2,154. Grand list, $610,877. Principal in- dustries, agriculture, and the manufacture of silk and cotton goods.
Marlborough, Hartford County. - Incorporated, October, 1803 ; taken from Colchester, Glastonbury, and Hebron. Population, 391. Grand list, $139,861. Principal industries, agriculture and silk-manu- facturing.
Meriden, New-Haven County. - Incorporated, May, 1806 ; taken from Wallingford. Population, town, 18,340; city (incorporated 1867), 15,540. Grand list, $10,206,193. Principal industries, manu-
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facture of silver-plated ware, builders' hardware, furniture hardware, lamps, gas and kerosene fixtures, bronze goods, fire-arms, saddlery hardware and sleigh-bells, brass goods, clocks, organs, and cutlery.
Middlebury, New-Haven County. - Incorporated, 1807 ; taken from Waterbury, Woodbury, and Southbury. Population, 687. Grand list, $260,979. Principal industries, agriculture, and the manufacture of cutlery.
Middlefield, Middlesex County. - Incorporated, May, 1866; taken from Middletown. Population, 928. Grand list, $550,406. Principal industries, agriculture, and the manufacture of clothes-wringers, sus- pender-web, gun-sights, etc.
Middletown, Middlesex County. - Incorporated, September, 1651; named, November, 1653. Population, town, 11,732; city (incorporated, 1784), 6,826. Grand list, $8,255,908. Principal industries, the manu- facture of pumps and other hydraulic machinery, woollen, cotton, rub- ber, silk, and web goods, netting, etc., plated ware, saddlery and harness hardware, general hardware, sheet-metal goods, cutlery, etc.
Milford, New-Haven County. - Settled in 1639 under New Haven; submitted to Connecticut, November, 1664. Population, 3,347. Grand list, $1,183,244. Principal industries, agriculture (raising of seeds a specialty), and manufacture of straw hats, shoes, etc.
Monroe, Fairfield County. - Incorporated, May, 1823; taken from Huntington. Population, 1,157. Grand list, $504,438. Principal in- dustry, agriculture.
Montville, New-London County. - Incorporated, October, 1786; taken from New London. Population, 2,664. Grand list, $1,053,606. Principal industries, agriculture, and the manufacture of cotton and woollen goods, bed-quilts, etc.
Morris, Litchfield County. - Incorporated, May, 1859; taken from Litchfield. Population, 627. Grand list, $362,979. Principal indus- try, agriculture.
Naugatuck, New-Haven County. - Incorporated, May, 1844; taken from Waterbury, Bethany, and Oxford. Population, 4,274. Grand list, $1,793,888. Principal industries, the manufacture of India-rubber goods, knit underwear, malleable iron, buttons, steam-engines, steam- pumps, and agriculture.
New Britain, Hartford County. - Incorporated, May, 1850; taken from Berlin. Population, town, 13,979; city (incorporated 1870), 11,800. Grand list, $6,728,753. Principal industries, the manufacture of hardware, cutlery, joiners' tools, cotton and woollen underwear, harness hardware, malleable castings, etc. The State Normal School is located here.
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New Canaan, Fairfield County. - Incorporated, May, 1801; taken from Norwalk and Stamford. Population, 2,673. Grand list, $1,250,- 442. Principal industries, agriculture, and the manufacture of shoes, clothing, wire sieves, etc.
New Fairfield, Fairfield County. - Incorporated, 1740. Popula- tion, 791. Grand list, $384,900. Principal industry, agriculture.
New Hartford, Litchfield County. - Incorporated, October, 1738. Population, 3,302. Grand list, $1,132,008. Principal industries, agri- culture, and the manufacture of cotton goods, planes, and rules.
New Haven, New-Haven County. - Settled 1638; named, August, 1640. City incorporated, 1784. Population, 62,882. Grand list, $49,- 473,946. Principal industries, the manufacture of carriages, clocks, fire-arms, rubber goods, small hardware, steam-boilers, and a great variety of other things.
Newington, Hartford County. - Incorporated, May, 1871; taken from Wethersfield. Population, 934. Grand list, $585,531. Princi- pal industry, agriculture.
New London, New-London County. - Settled, 1646; named, March, 1658. City incorporated, 1784. Population, 10,537. Grand list, $7,351,849. Principal industries, manufacture of silk and woollen goods, cotton-gins, machinery, boilers, etc.
New Milford, Litchfield County. - Incorporated, October, 1712. Population, 3,907. Grand list, $2,526,135. Principal industries, agri- culture (tobacco a specialty), tobacco-packing, manufacture of hats, vegetable-ivory buttons, etc.
Newtown, Fairfield County. - Incorporated, October, 1711. Pop- ulation, 4,013. Grand list, $1,698,612. Principal industries, agricul- ture, and the manufacture of rubber goods and blankets.
Norfolk, Litchfield County. - Incorporated, October, 1758. Popu- lation, 1,418. Grand list, $825,797. Principal industries, agriculture, and manufacture of silk, shears, axles, hosiery, etc. The town is also a summer resort for people desiring high ground and fine scenery.
North Branford, New-Haven County. - Incorporated, May, 1831; taken from Branford. Population, 1,025. Grand list, $487,410. Prin- cipal industry, agriculture.
North Canaan, Litchfield County. - Incorporated, May, 1858; taken from Canaan. Population, 1,537. Grand list, $692,379. Prin- cipal industries, agriculture, and manufacture of pig-iron and lime.
North Haven, New-Haven County. - Incorporated, October, 1786; taken from New Haven. Population, 1,763. Grand list, $770,381. Principal industries, agriculture, brick-making, carriage wood-work, and card-printing.
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North Stonington, New-London County. - Incorporated, May, 1807; taken from Stonington. Population, 1,769. Grand list, $715,- 191. Principal industries, agriculture, and manufacture of woollens.
Norwalk, Fairfield County. - Incorporated, September, 1651. Pop- ulation, town, 13,956; borough (incorporated 1836), 5,308; city of South Norwalk (incorporated 1870), 3,726. Grand list, $15,456,605. Principal industries, manufacture of hats, locks, and builders' hard- ware, machinery, boots and shoes, woollens, stove and iron founding, stone and earthen ware, etc., and agriculture outside of the city and borough.
Norwich, New-London County. - Settled, 1660. Population, town, 21,143; city (incorporated 1784), 15,112. Grand list, $13,098,280. Principal industries, manufacture of pistols and other fire-arms, cotton and woollen goods, paper, rolled and cast iron, locks, stoves, printing- presses, and machinery of great variety, and agriculture out of the city.
Old Lyme, New-London County. - Incorporated, May, 1855, as South Lyme; taken from Lyme; name changed in 1857. Population, 1,387. Grand list, $466,960. Principal industry, agriculture.
Old Saybrook, Middlesex County. Incorporated, May, 1852; taken from Saybrook. Population, 1,302. Grand list, $1,082,719. Principal industries, agriculture, fishing, with small amount of man- ufacturing.
Orange, New-Haven County. - Incorporated, May, 1822; taken from Milford and New Haven. Population, 3,341. Grand list, $2,- 502,903. Principal industries, agriculture, and manufacturing to some extent in West Haven (borough incorporated, 1873).
Oxford, New-Haven County. - Incorporated, October, 1798; taken from Derby and Southbury. Population, 1,120. Grand list, $365,901. Principal industry, agriculture.
Plainfield, Windham County. - Incorporated, May, 1699. Popu- lation, 4,021. Grand list, $1,879,987. Principal industries, agricul- ture, and the manufacture of cotton and woollen goods, brick, carriages, etc.
Plainville, Hartford County. - Incorporated, May, 1869; taken from Farmington. Population, 1,930. Grand list, $637,497. Prin- cipal industries, agriculture, and the manufacture of knit underwear, saddlers' hardware, hames, carriages, watchmakers' tools, etc.
Plymouth, Litchfield County .- Incorporated, May, 1795; taken from Watertown. Population, 2,350. Grand list, $974,071. Princi- pal industries, agriculture, and the manufacture of locks, carriages, and malleable castings.
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Pomfret, Windham County. - Named, 1713. Population, 1,470. Grand list, $785,432. Principal industries, agriculture, and the keep- ing of city boarders.
Portland, Middlesex County. - Incorporated, May, 1841; taken from Chatham. Population, 4,157. Grand list, $1,878,327. Princi- pal industries are, agriculture, stone-quarrying, spar-mining, ship- building, foundery, and tin-stamping works.
Preston, New-London County. - Named, October, 1687. Popula- tion, 2,523. Grand list, $882,797. Principal industries, agriculture, and the manufacture of woollen and silk goods.
Prospect, New-Haven County. - Incorporated, May, 1827; taken from Cheshire and Waterbury. Population, 492. Grand list, $170,- 670. Principal industry, agriculture.
Putnam, Windham County. - Incorporated, May, 1855; taken from Thompson, Pomfret, and Killingly. Population, 5,827. Grand list, $1,945,973. Principal industries, the manufacture of cotton, woollen, and silk goods, shoes, steam-heaters, etc., and agriculture.
Redding, Fairfield County. - Incorporated, May, 1767; taken from Fairfield. Population, 1,540. Grand list, $794,610. Principal indus- tries, agriculture and wire-drawing and weaving.
Ridgefield, Fairfield County. - Incorporated, October, 1709. Pop- ulation, 2,028. Grand list, $1,132,737. Principal industries, agri- culture, milk for New York a specialty, and quarrying and grinding of feldspar and quartz.
Rocky Hill, Hartford County. - Incorporated, May, 1843; taken from Wethersfield. Population, 1,108. Grand list, $383,387. Prin- cipal industries, agriculture, ship-building, iron and steel works.
Roxbury, Litchfield County. - Incorporated, October, 1796; taken from Woodbury. Population, 950. Grand list, $442,986. Principal industry, agriculture.
Salem, New-London County. - Incorporated, May, 1819; taken from Colchester, Lyme, and Montville. Population, 574. Grand list, $206,446. Principal industry, agriculture.
Salisbury, Litchfield County. - Incorporated, October, 1741. Pop- ulation, 3,715. Grand list, $1,912,851. Principal industries, agri- culture, mining and smelting iron ore, manufacture of car-wheels, etc.
Saybrook, Middlesex County. - Settled, 1635. United with Con- necticut, December, 1644. Population, 1,362. Grand list, $578,160. Principal industries, agriculture, and the manufacture of piano-keys, etc., ivory and bone goods, wire goods, button-hooks, crochet-needles, boring-implements, etc.
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Scotland, Windham County. - Incorporated, May, 1857; taken from Windham. Population, 590. Grand list, $290,729. Principal industry, agriculture.
Seymour, New-Haven County. - Incorporated, May, 1850; taken from Derby. Population, 2,318. Grand list, $1,148,705. Principal industries, the manufacture of brass and copper goods, plush, hard rubber goods, boring-implements, horse-nails, pins, paper, telegraph- cables, etc., and agriculture.
Sharon, Litchfield County. - Incorporated, October, 1739. Pop- ulation, 2,580. Grand list, $1,303,283. Principal industries, agri- culture and iron-works.
Sherman, Fairfield County. - Incorporated, October, 1802; taken from New Fairfield. Population, 828. Grand list, $355,468. Princi- pal industry, agriculture.
Simsbury, Hartford County. - Named, May, 1670. Population, 1,830. Grand list, $1,195,208. Principal industries, agriculture, and manufacture of silk goods, safety-fuse, etc.
Somers, Tolland County. - Incorporated, July, 1734, by Massachu- setts; annexed to Connecticut, May, 1749. Population, 1,242. Grand list, $595,051. Principal industries, agriculture, with two woollen- mills at the village of Somersville.
Southbury, New-Haven County. - Incorporated, May, 1787; taken from Woodbury. Population, 1,740. Grand list, $611,046. Princi- pal industries, agriculture, with one paper-mill at Southford, and one woollen-mill at South Britain.
Southington, Hartford County. - Incorporated, October, 1779; taken from Farmington. Population, 5,411. Grand list, $2,273,419. Principal industries, agriculture, and manufacture of hardware and silver-plated ware. Plantsville is a pleasant and thriving village of this town.
South Windsor, Hartford County. - Incorporated, May, 1845; taken from East Windsor. Population, 1,902. Grand list, $1,386,- 228. Principal industries, agriculture and paper-making.
Sprague, New-London County. - Incorporated, May, 1861; taken from Lisbon and Franklin. Population, 3,207. Grand list, $1,164,- 610. Principal industries, the manufacture of cotton and woollen goods, and agriculture.
Stafford, Tolland County. - Settled in 1719. Stafford Springs borough incorporated 1873. Population, 4,455. Grand list, $1,085,823. Principal industries, agriculture, and manufacture of woollen goods.
Stamford, Fairfield County. - Settled, 1640, under New-Haven jurisdiction ; named, April, 1642; submitted to Connecticut, October,
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1662. Population, town, 11,297; borough (incorporated 1830), 2,540. Grand list, $8,001,455. Principal industries, manufacture of dye- stuffs, extracts, etc., iron-castings and machinery, knit goods, slioes, pottery, etc., and agriculture.
Sterling, Windham County. - Incorporated, May, 1794; taken from Voluntown. Population, 957. Grand list, $266,091. Principal indus- tries, agriculture and granite-quarrying, dyeing and bleaching, etc.
Stonington, New-London County. - Incorporated, October, 1658, by Massachusetts. (Borough incorporated 1801.) Population, 7,355. Grand list, $5,017,923. Principal industries, agriculture, and the manufacture of machinery, printing-presses, woollen goods, etc.
Stratford, Fairfield County. - Settled, 1639. West Stratford bor- ough incorporated 1873. Population, 4,251. Grand list, $1,630,347. Principal industries, agriculture and fisheries.
Suffield, Hartford County. - Incorporated, May, 1674, by Massachu- setts; annexed to Connecticut, May, 1749. Population, 3,225. Grand list, $1,979,000. Principal industries, agriculture and cigar-making.
Thomaston, Litchfield County. - Incorporated, May, 1875; taken from Plymouth. Population, 3,225. Grand list, $1,549,335. Prin- cipal industries, agriculture, and the manufacture of clocks and watches, brass goods, cutlery, etc.
Thompson, Windham County. - Incorporated, May, 1785; taken from Killingly. Population, 5,051. Grand list, $1,764,604. Principal industries, agriculture, and manufacture of cotton and woollen goods.
Tolland, Tolland County. - Named, May, 1715. Population, 1,169. Grand list, $351,603. Principal industries, agriculture, and one belt- manufactory.
Torrington, Litchfield County. - Incorporated, October, 1740. Population, 3,327. Grand list, $1,739,174. Principal industries, the manufacture of sheet and rolled brass, brass, copper, nickel, silver, and gold-plated goods, iron, brass, copper, and spelter castings, needles, machines, furniture, upholstery-nails, woollen goods, etc., and agriculture.
Trumbull, Fairfield County. - Incorporated, October, 1797; taken from Stratford. Population, 1,323. Grand list, $632,148. Principal industries, agriculture, and manufacture of paper, wagons, etc.
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