Last updated: 11/29/2013
239 Main Street
Southington, CT 06489
P.O. Box 726
Southington, CT 06489
Southington Historical Society is open to the public on the 2nd Saturday of each month from 10am to 1pm and by appointment.
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Lisa Jansson
phone: 860-621-4811
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TRACKS THROUGH TIME: A WALKING TOUR
EXPLORE SOUTHINGTON’S INDUSTRIAL HISTORY. A guide to Southington's historical manufacturing sites along the Farmington Canal Greenway walking trail is available on the website. The walking trail was formerly the NorthHampton-New Haven Railroad Line that supplied Southington's manufacturers and distributed their products to the world.
The Southington Historical Society was formed in 1965 to collect items that explain and illustrate the history of uthington,Connecticut. We also provide for their preservation, interpretation, care, and exhibition.
Farmington settlers first reached Southington in 1698. The “South Parish,” grew to 1,500 by 1779, when the town was incorporated. Most residents were farmers, which in addition to mills and small industries supplied local necessities. Unlike Farmington, however, the land here is poorly suited for agriculture, and the residents quickly had to supplement farm income with “winter work,” such as charcoal production, nail manufacturing, and tinware. “Yankee Peddlers” sold the goods from Southington throughout the United States and eventually to other countries. The commercial routes that developed were later used to transport industrial products internationally.
Please see our website for details to be posted soon.
Depression Glass with Alphonse D’Angelo
The Civil War with Dr. Ira Spa
Resurgence in Art History with Mary DeCroce
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The Iron Horse Era with Phil Wooding
Flint Glass Co. with Diane Tobi
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