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BARKHAMSTED is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut.  The town is in the northeastern Litchfield County and is bordered to the north and east by Hartford County.  Major bodies of water include Barkhamsted Reservoir, the primary water source for Hartford; Lake McDonough, and the Farmington River. 
     Principal communities:  Barkhamsted Center, Barkhamsted Hollow, Center Hill, Pleasant Valley and Riverton
BETHLEHEM (Town)
BRIDGEWATER (Town)
BANTAM (Borough)
CANAAN (Town)
COLEBROOK (Town)
CORNWALL (Town) was named after the county of Cornwall, England.  The town was incorporated in 1740, nearly four decades before the United States declared its independence.  The town encompasses three distinct townships:  Cornwall Bridge and West Cornwall, each borders by the Housatonic River to the west, and Cornwall Village, located three miles east of the river.  One significant natural feature is the vast amount of forested land, including hundreds of acres of Mohawk State Forest, resulting in Cornwall often being called "the "Greenest Town in Connecticut".
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GOSHEN (Town).  The town was incorporated in 1739, one year after the settlement of the town center began.  The community was named after the Land of Goshen, in Egypt.  The Congregational church was founded the following year.  During the 18th century, Goshen was a farming, and later, prosperous business community.  Gunmakers from the town such as the Medad Hills manufactured guns during the French and Indian War and Revolutionary War.  Other notable business include the Pine Apple Cheese Factory and the Brooks pottery shop.
HARWINTON is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, U. S.  The town is part of the Northwest Hills Planning Region.  The high school is Lewis S. Mills.  The town was incorporated in 1737.  The name of the town alludes to Harford, Windsor and Farmington, Ct.  (HAR+WIN+TON)
KENT (Town) is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, U.S.  Located alongside the border with New York.  The town is part of the Northwest Hills Planning Region.  Kent is home to three boarding schools; Kent School, the Marvelwood School, and South Kent School.  The Schaghticoke Indian Reservation is also located within town borders.  The town is also home to former. U. S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger.
     The town of Kent was sectioned in 1737 and settled about 1739.  The town was named after County Kent in England.
     The town is bisected by the Housatonic River.  The western half contains Macedonia Brook State Park, the Schaghticoke Indian Reservation, and a section of the Appalachian Trail.
     Principal communities:  Bulls Bridge, Flanders, Kent center, Kent Furnace, Macedonia, North Kent, South Kent which has its own post office, and Schaghticoke Indian Reservation.
MUSEUM:  Sloane Stanley Museum, Route 7, Kent, Ct., 06757
LITCHFIELD (Borough)
LITCHFIELD (Town)
MORRIS (Town)
NEW HARTFORD (Town)
NEW MILFORD (Town)
NORFOLK (Town)
NORTH CANAAN (Town)
PLYMOUTH (Town)
ROXBURY (Town) is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut.  Roxbury, whose Native name was Shepaug, a Mahican word signifying "rocky water", was settled about 1713.  Originally a part of Woodbury, the town was incorporated in October 1796.  Roxbury is either descriptively named, or the name is a transfer from Roxbury, Massachusetts.
     Roxbury is in southern Litchfield County and is bordered to the south by New Haven County.  It is 16 miles northeast of Danbury and the same distance west of Waterbury. 
     Principal communities:  Judd's Bridge, Roxbury Center, Roxbury Falls and Roxbury Station.
SALISBURY (Town)
SHARON (Town)
THOMASTON (Town)
TORRINGTON (City)
WARREN (Town)
WASHINGTON (Town)

MUSEUM: 
- American Indian Archeological Institute: P. O. Box 1260, Washington, CT  06793
- Gunn Historical Museum: 5 Wykeham Road, P. O. Box 1273, Washington, CT
WATERTOWN (Town)
WINCHESTER (Town)
WINSTED (City)
WOODBURY (Town)

MUSEUM:
 - Glebe House Museum: 49 Hollow Rd., Woodbury, CT  06798

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