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Colchester is a town in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region. The population was 15,555 at the 2020 census. [1] In 2010 Colchester became the first town in Connecticut, and the 36th in the country, to be certified with the National Wildlife Federation as a Community ...
Town of Colchester 127 Norwich Avenue Colchester, CT 06415 Phone: (860) 537-7200 • Fax: (860) 537-0547
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The Town of Colchester, Connecticut was founded in 1698, at a point just north of the present Town Green, at Jeremiah’s Farm on land purchased by Nathaniel Foote from the Sachem of the Mohegan Indians. Early in the 17th century, Nathaniel Foote’s grandfather emigrated from Colchester, England to America joining a group of early English ...
94000254 [1] Added to NRHP. April 4, 1994. The Colchester Village Historic District encompasses most of the historic village center of Colchester, Connecticut. It is located at the junction of Route 16, Route 85, and Norwich Avenue (old Route 2 ). Roughly, the district extends to the northwest along Broadway Street (Route 85) as far as Jaffe ...
- April 4, 1994
- Greek Revival, Federal, Colonial
- Multiple
- 75 acres (30 ha)
Early industry included iron works, textile mills, and brick kilns. In the 19th century the town was home to the Hayward Rubber Company, which shipped its products throughout the US. Today, Colchester is a thriving bedroom community and the first Connecticut town to be certified as a community Wildlife Habitat by the National Wildlife Federation.
Events. Join or Renew Membership. Donate. Colchester HistoryColchester History Museum More. Founding and Early History of Colchester. Join the Colchester Historical Society. Help us preserve and share town history, engage the community, and tell the stories of our residents past and present. Join or Renew Membership. (860) 537-4230.
