Roxbury, CT

Continuing my goal of visiting every small town in CT, today I made it to Roxbury. Number 15 on my list, Roxbury has a population of 2260, and an area of 26.23 square miles. Located in Litchfield County, the Native American name of the town is Shepaug.  Originally a part

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Morris, CT

The town of Morris is number 14 in my project to visit every town CT has to offer. Established in 1859, Morris covers 17.19 square miles, and has a population of 2256.  It is in Litchfield county, which I think of as the fancy part of the state, but Morris

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Chaplin, CT

Today I headed to Chaplin, CT, the 13th smallest town in the state. Named for Benjamin (not Charlie) Chaplin, the town has a population of 2,151, and is in Windham County.  As is often the case with these small New England towns, it was started as an ecclesiastical society for

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Hartland, CT

Hartland is number 12 in my quest to visit every town in CT. Hartland has 1,901 human souls within its borders, making it the last of the sub-2000 towns.  Hartland was established in 1761, and covers 33.03 square miles. The only thing I could find to do in town was

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Mount Monadnock

The route I decided to take up Mount Monadnock was a little over three miles, and took about two hours to the summit.  This included

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Franklin, CT

Franklin, CT comes in at number 11 on my quest to visit every small town my state has to offer. Franklin was established in 1786,

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Hampton, CT

Hampton, CT is number 10 on my project to visit every town in CT. Ten towns in, and I still haven’t crossed the threshold of

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Bridgewater, CT

Town number nine is Bridgewater.  I’m really making progress!  Only 160 more to go. Located in Litchfield County, Bridgewater was established in 1856, and has

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Eastford, CT

Number eight in my quest to visit every town in CT is Eastford. Located in Windham County, Eastford was established in 1847.  It has a

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Norfolk, CT

My goal is to visit every small town in CT.  Today I visited Norfolk. Established in 1758, with a population of only 1,588, Norfolk is

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Scotland, CT

Number six on my list of small towns is Scotland, CT. Located in Windham County, and incorporated in 1857, Scotland has a population of 1,576,

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