Stafford, Connecticut, USA (Stafford Springs) (Staffordville)
1854 - Stafford

Stafford, a post-township of Tolland co., Connecticut, intersected by the New London, Willimantic, and Palmer railroad, 28 miles N. E. from Hartford. It contains three thriving manufacturing villages, viz. Staffordville, Stafford Hollow, and Stafford Springs. Staf ford Springs, situated on the Willimantic river, and on the New London, Willimantic, and Palmer railroad, 60 miles N. by W. from New London, is celebrated for the medicinal properties of its waters, and is visited by per sons from all parts of the Union. One of them contains a solution of iron, sustained by carbonic acid gas, some earthy substances, and an element called natron. This is regarded by chemists as one of the most efficacious chalybeate springs in the United States. The other, as analyzed by Professor Silliman, contains a large portion of hydrogen gas and sulphur, and a small proportion of iron. A splendid hotel has been erected here for the accommodation of visitors. The village of Stafford Springs has 2 churches, and 8 woollen manufactories. Population of the township, 2941.

A New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States: Giving a Full and Comprehensive Review of the Present Condition, Industry, and Resources of the American Confederacy ... Thomas Baldwin (of Philadelphia.) Joseph Thomas January 1, 1854 Philadelphia : Lippincott, Grambo & Company 1854.

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