Ellington, Connecticut, USA
1819 - Ellington

Ellington is situated 13 miles northeast from Hartford. It is bounded west by East-Windsor, north by Somers and Stafford, east by Tolland and Willington, and south by Vernon and Tolland.

The township is equivalent to about 34 square miles, but it is of an irregular figure, its greatest length being 9 miles, and its greatest breadth about 6 miles, and it comprises about 21,760 acres.

The township, in its western section, is generally level; a considerable portion of it being a plain, the soil of which is light, dry, and inclining to coarse sand or gravel, but is feasible, and considerably fertile. It is best adapted to grain, particularly rye, of which, when well cultivated, it carries good crops. It affords good pasturage for sheep, which receive considerable attention.

The eastern section of the town is broken, being hilly and stony; the soil of which is hard, coarse and gravelly.

There is a small but pleasant village in the centre of the town, having a Congregational Church, & a number of neat Dwelling houses.

In 1810, there were 1344 inhabitants in the town; and there are now about 175 Freemen, and 1 Company of Militia.

There are 1 Cotton Factory, 1 Distillery, 1 Grain Mill, 4 Saw Mills, 1 Tannery, 1 Carding Machine, and 3 Mercantile Stores.

There are in the town, 1 local or Congregational Society, 1 Society of Methodists, 8 District or primary Schools, 1 small Social Library, 1 Clergyman, 1 Physician and 1 Attorney, and 162 Dwelling houses.

The list of polls and taxable property of the town, is $34,529.

Ellington was originally a part of the township of East-Windsor, and was incorporated in 1786.

A Gazetteer of the States of Connecticut and Rhode-Island: Written with Care and Impartiality, from Original and Authentic Materials : Consisting of Two Parts ... with an Accurate and Improved Map of Each State Authors John Chauncey Pease, John Milton Niles Publisher W.S. Marsh, 1819

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