| Author: | Lynn Kloter Fahy, Ellington Historical Society | ISBN: | 9781439616246 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. | Publication: | October 12, 2005 |
| Imprint: | Arcadia Publishing | Language: | English |
| Author: | Lynn Kloter Fahy, Ellington Historical Society |
| ISBN: | 9781439616246 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. |
| Publication: | October 12, 2005 |
| Imprint: | Arcadia Publishing |
| Language: | English |
Located 16 miles northeast of Hartford, Ellington was incorporated in 1786 and has retained the charm of a New England village and farming community. Originally part of Windsor, it was known as the Great Marsh. Ellington Center, with its town green and 18th- to 20th-century houses, is on the National Register of Historic Places. Japanese business pioneer Francis Hall donated the jewel of the district to his hometown in 1903�the neoclassical-revival-style library. Archival photographs preserve faded memories of schools, churches, townspeople, and a unique dentist�s tooth-shaped tombstone. Ellington captures a time when John Hall�s Ellington School was known worldwide, Crystal Lake was a popular summer resort, and Daniel Hallady invented the modern windmill.
Located 16 miles northeast of Hartford, Ellington was incorporated in 1786 and has retained the charm of a New England village and farming community. Originally part of Windsor, it was known as the Great Marsh. Ellington Center, with its town green and 18th- to 20th-century houses, is on the National Register of Historic Places. Japanese business pioneer Francis Hall donated the jewel of the district to his hometown in 1903�the neoclassical-revival-style library. Archival photographs preserve faded memories of schools, churches, townspeople, and a unique dentist�s tooth-shaped tombstone. Ellington captures a time when John Hall�s Ellington School was known worldwide, Crystal Lake was a popular summer resort, and Daniel Hallady invented the modern windmill.
