Brookfield, CT - Softcover

Whittlesey, Marilyn

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0738501166 ISBN 13: 9780738501161

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing, 1999

Synopsis

During the early 1700s, Brookfield was first colonized
in an area occupied by the Pootatuck Indians. Hat,
shear, and comb factories arose along the Still River,
enticing settlers, who built farms, churches, and inns. In
1752, land was taken from New Milford, Newtown, and
Danbury to form the Parish of Newbury. By 1788, the town
was incorporated as Brookfield in honor of the area’s first
ordained pastor, Rev. Thomas Brooks.
The
town quickly outgrew its horse-and-buggy paths
and one-room schoolhouses. In 1927, Candlewood
Lake was born out of area farmland, flooded to form
the largest man-made lake in Connecticut. Brookfield
depicts the settlement of the area and highlights notable
natives, including Lucia Ruggles Holman, the first
American woman to circumnavigate the globe, and
Sarah Jane Campbell, P.T. Barnum’s famous fat lady.

About this title

About the Author:

For 30 years, the Brookfield Historical Society has been collecting and preserving photographs of historic Brookfield. Author and Municipal Historian Marilyn S. Whittlesey draws from her lifetime involvement with local history to paint a delightful and informative picture of Brookfield through the ages.

About this edition

• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0738501166
• ISBN 13: 9780738501161
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128