Glastonbury, Connecticut Glastonbury, Connecticut Official seal of Glastonbury, Connecticut Location of Glastonbury in Hartford County, Connecticut Location of Glastonbury in Hartford County, Connecticut Glastonbury is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States, formally established in 1693 with pioneer first arriving in 1636.
The town was titled after Glastonbury in Somerset, England.
Glastonbury is positioned on the banks of the Connecticut River, 7 miles (11 km) southeast of Hartford.
In 2013, the South Glastonbury zip code, 06073, was ranked the 11th wealthiest zip code in Connecticut.
By 1690, inhabitants of Pyaug had attained permission from Wethersfield to turn into a separate town and, in 1693, the town of Glassenbury was created. The ties have not been completely broken: the earliest continuously operating ferry in the United States still runs between South Glastonbury and Rocky Hill, also then part of Wethersfield, as it did as far back as 1655.
One result of being split off from Wethersfield was that the town was assembled along a chief road, clean water around the large green that anchors most New England towns.
Noah Webster was a student in these classes; later he taught at one of Glastonbury's one-room schoolhouses.
Glastonbury freed its slaves in the 1780s, sixty years before Connecticut formally abolished slavery.
In 1785 the town inhabitants retitled Glassenbury to Glastenbury. In the 18th and early 19th centuries, Glastenbury was a ship assembly town.
When he had produced a formula that satisfied him, he moved his company to Glastonbury.
When the company was sold in 1957, ten former employees organized Glastonbury Toiletries and continued operation into the 1970s.
Another portion was occupied by the Glastonbury Board of Education office.
In 1870 the name of the town was changed from Glastenbury to Glastonbury, with a spelling to match Glastonbury, England.
During the World Wars, Glastonbury factories supplied leather and woolen goods to the military of Belgium, France, Great Britain, Italy, and the United States.
In addition, Glastonbury has been a center for feldspar mills, cotton mills, paper mills, and silver plate factories.
Hale Orchards began operations in 1866 in Glastonbury.
He also had territory in Georgia and was the first Glastonbury trade to establish a branch outside the state.
He helped to organize the Glastonbury Grange and the State Grange.
Glastonbury was also a primary grower of broad leaf tobacco.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 52.2 square miles (135.2 km2), of which 51.3 square miles (132.8 km2) is territory and 0.93 square miles (2.4 km2), or 1.76%, is water. The Glastonbury Center CDP has a total region of 4.9 square miles (12.7 km2), of which 3.30% is water.
The town begins on the banks of the Connecticut River and extends up into foothills, many of which furnish a view of Hartford's skyline.
Some primary developments in the town are assembled entirely on mostly steep hills, such as "Minnechaug Mountain", the primary residentiary region developed from the 1970s until late '90s.
Part of Glastonbury resides in an region called "Kongscut Mountain", locally called "Rattlesnake Mountain", because it has a small populace of timber rattlesnakes.
Glastonbury has one of the biggest state forests, Meshomasic State Forest, a prominent region for hiking, fishing, and hunting.
Glastonbury borders the town and metros/cities of East Hartford, Wethersfield, Rocky Hill, Cromwell, Portland, East Hampton, Marlborough, Hebron, Bolton, and Manchester.
Climate data for Glastonbury, Connecticut East Glastonbury Glastonbury Center South Glastonbury There were 31,876 citizens , 12,257 homeholds, and 8,984 families residing in the town.
In the town, the populace was spread out with 26.8% under the age of 18, 4.1% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older.
Bob Backlund, experienced wrestler, resides in Glastonbury Battle, first black police officer in the NYPD, lived and worked in East Glastonbury in 1899 upon coming north from North Carolina Gordie Howe, former experienced hockey player, lived in Glastonbury while playing for the Hartford Whalers 1964), born in Glastonbury, conservative talk radio host and author John Levitow, lowest ranking airman to receive Medal of Honor, attended Glastonbury High School The Smiths of Glastonbury, a family of women who were early champions of women's education, women's suffrage, and abolition; the family as a whole was inducted into the Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame in 1994.
The primary highway in Glastonbury is Connecticut Route 2, serving the town with six exits.
Connecticut Route 3 only has the Main Street exit in Glastonbury.
Route 17 has two exits in Glastonbury: the New London Turnpike and Hubbard Street.
It then reduces to a surface street, merging with Main Street in South Glastonbury.
The 95 (formerly O) route of Connecticut Transit (CT Transit) buses runs between downtown Hartford and Glastonbury, usually terminating at the corner of Main Street and Hebron Avenue. The 91 (formerly X) route travels between Wethersfield and the Buckland Hills region in Manchester via the Somerset Square Shopping Center. The 904-Glastonbury Express route conveniently operates into Putnam Bridge, St.
The Rocky Hill Glastonbury Ferry operates between May 1 and October 31.
There are six elementary schools in Glastonbury: Buttonball Lane School, Eastbury School, Hebron Avenue School, Hopewell School, Naubuc School, and Nayaug School.
There are two middle schools in Glastonbury.
The town's high school, Glastonbury High School, has 2,173 students, as of October 2013.
The most notable town event is the CT River Valley Chamber of Commerce (formerly the Glastonbury Chamber of Commerce) Apple Harvest Festival, or 'Apple Fest.' Other affairs include the Under a Strawberry Moon Festival in June and various affairs held by the small-town Town Center Initiative.
The Glastonbury Youth and Family Services' Creative Experiences puts on annual drama productions and family affairs.
Popular sporting affairs include three 5 - K competitions organized by the Glastonbury River Runners, a small-town running club.
The annual Glastonbury Art Walk, a joint universal of the Town Center Initiative and Glastonbury Art Guild, showcases the works of small-town artists in businesses all over the town center.
In 1993, to jubilate the 300th anniversary of the beginning of the town, an exchange of bands was made between Glastonbury, England, and Glastonbury, Connecticut, resulting in Glastonbury's hosting the Glastonbury Brass Band for a several appreciateable performances.
The town features three pool clubs for inhabitants to appreciate, Orchard Hill Club, Woodledge Club, and Pinebrook Pool Club.
The town also has another nation club with a golf course, titled Glastonbury Hills Country Club.
Other locations in town to swim at include the Grange Pool, the pool at Glastonbury High School, and the pool at Addison Park.
Cotton Hollow Nature Preserve is positioned in South Glastonbury and is open to inhabitants for fishing and hiking.
Glastonbury is also home to a several parks open to inhabitants including Addison Park, Blackledge Falls, Buckingham Park, Butler Field, Center Green, Earle Park, Cotton Hollow Preserve, Eastbury Pond, Ferry Landing, Grange Pool, Great Pond Reserve, Hubbard Green, Riverfront Park, Salmon Brook Park, Shoddy Mill Preserve, and Williams Park, along with a several others. Glastonbury is home to a several plazas which include shops and restaurants.
Some include Eric Town Square, The Griswold Shopping Center, and Somerset Square.
Residents are also known to appreciate the orchards of South Glastonbury, most of which are positioned along the Matson Hill road and Woodland Street region of town.
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Glastonbury town, Hartford County, Connecticut".
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