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History of Tolland County Connecticut
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Local History Notes:
The 1854 Gazetteer of the United States by Thomas Baldwin shows:
TOLLAND, a county in the N. N. E. part of Connecticut, has an area of about 440 square miles. It is drained by the Willimantic and Hop rivers, and other smaller streams, which furnish valuable water-power. The surface in the W. part is level or slightly uneven, and the soil fertile; while in the eastern portions the surface is hilly and mountainous, and the soil of inferior quality. The E. part is generally well wooded. Indian corn, oats, potatoes, and grass are the staples. In 1850 this county produced 127,873 bushels of corn; 81,429 of oats; 204,353 of potatoes; 38,992 tons of hay; 381,165 pounds of butter, and 264,698 of cheese. There were 14 cotton, 19 woollen factories, 1 calico-printing works, 5 foundries, 1 glass, 3 hardware, and 38 hat and cap manufactories, 8 machine shops, 7 grist, 4 paper, and 4 saw and planing mills, 9 sewing silk, and 2 thread manufactories, and 9 tanneries. It contained 41 churches, 4346 pupils attending public schools, and 35 attending an academy. The New London Willimantic and Palmer, and the Hartford Providence and Fishkill railroads traverse this county. Organized in 1786, having been formed from portions of Hartford and Windham counties. Capital, Tolland. Population, 20,091.
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Connecticut Facts:
Tree: white oak
Bird: American robin
Flower: mountain laurel
Nickname: Nutmeg State, Constitution State
Motto: Qui Transtulit Sustinet (He Who Transplanted Still Sustains)
Area (sq. mi.): 5,009
Capitol: Hartford
Admitted: 9 Jan 1788
Tolland County Facts:
Seat: RockvilleEstablished: 1785
Formed from: Hartford and Windham