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From 1636, the Newington valley was used by Wethersfield settlers for pipe staves, building materials, and pasture lands, and the area was early known as Pipestave Swamp, Cow Plain, and West Farms. In 1671, the land was first divided among 76 Wethersfield householders as the Mile-in-Breadth. Permanent settlement began in 1677 with the establishment of a sawmill at Mill Pond Falls. In 1721, the General Assembly of Connecticut legally named the town Newington, meaning New Meadow Town. Newington's permanent boundaries were established in 1754, it was incorporated on July 10, 1871, a Town Manager-Council form of government was introduced in 1966, and its centennial anniversary was observed in 1971.
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Newington, Connecticut · United States
