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Windsor"
A Sense of History"
Windsor,
Connecticut's first
community, was launched
in 1633 when settlers
sailed from Plymouth
Colony in Massachusetts
to establish themselves
at the confluence of the
Farmington and
Connecticut rivers. The
Native Americans
referred to this area as
Matianuck.
The
Reverend John Warham and
60 members of his
congregation, a church
organized in England in
1630, arrived two years
later, and renamed the
settlement Dorchester. A
final name change to
Windsor was decreed in
1637 by the colony's
General Court.
Windsor
has been the home of one
Governor, two Lieutenant
Governors, two
Secretaries of the
State, and one State
Treasurer. Its original
land has been used to
spin off no less than 20
other Connecticut towns,
in whole or part, from
Litchfield and
Torrington to the west,
to Tolland in the east.
For approximately 100
years (1830-1930) woolen
mills and paper mills
located on the
Farmington River in the
Poquonock and Rainbow
sections of Windsor
provided employment for
up to 500 people.
Historically, Windsor's
economy has been
dominated by two
pursuits: tobacco
farming
and brickmaking (since
1675). In its heyday,
there were more than 40
brickyards in
Windsor. The last
one disappeared in the
1960's. The first
tobacco crop was planted
in 1640 with seeds
brought to Connecticut
from the
Virginia tobacco
plantations.
Currently
Windsor's industrial
base encompasses a wide
range or products and
services, including
insurance, software
development, energy
research and
development, and
manufacturing of nuclear
reactors, engine
components, and
machinery.
Local
Attractions
There are many things to
see and do while
visiting our Town.
Windsor is home to 27
recreational sites
totaling 1,155 acres.
There are two public
access golf courses, 21
tennis courts, and four
swimming pools.
Windsor's two libraries
hold over 100,000
volumes of books and are
connected to the
internet with the latest
technology. Please
feel free to browse here
for further information
on Windsor's many
historical, natural, and
recreational
attractions:
Windsor
Historic Sites
Windsor
Trails
First
Town Downtown
For the
latest information on
regional events and
attractions, contact
Central Regional Tourism
District
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