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Cities/towns in Litchfield:	Barkhamsted, Bethlehem, Bridgewater, Canaan, Colebrook, Cornwall, Goshen, Harwinton, Kent, Litchfield, Morris, New Hartford, New Milford, Norfolk, North Canaan, Plymouth, Roxbury, Salisbury, Sharon, Thomaston, Torrington, Warren, Washington, Watertown, Winchester, Winsted, Woodbury	Founded:	1751
Nearby Counties:	South:Fairfield East:Hartford	Median household income:	~$85,000
Area Code:	860 and 203	Largest City:	Torrington
Population:	182,193	Area:	945 square miles
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Significant Landmarks and Historical events:

Litchfield was created in 1751 by the Connecticut General Court from land that then belonged to Fairfield, New Haven, and Hartford counties.

Litchfield Historic District is a fine example of a late 1700s New England town. The area was declared a national historic landmark in 1968.

Litchfield Meeting House was completed in 1829. It is one of the main spots to see in the Litchfield National Historic Landmark District.

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Connecticut's women airforce pilots honored with Congressional Gold Medal Connectcut Plus Six WASPs from Connecticut will receive the Medal: Jane Tadeschi of Bethany, Ann Gleszner of Danbury, Gloria Heath of Greenwich, Anita Matthew of Litchfield ... and more »

• Connecticut's women airforce pilots honored with Congressional Gold Medal - Connectcut Plus
  

  Connecticut's women airforce pilots honored with Congressional Gold Medal Connectcut Plus Six WASPs from Connecticut will receive the Medal: Jane Tadeschi of Bethany, Ann Gleszner of Danbury, Gloria Heath of Greenwich, Anita Matthew of Litchfield ... and more »




• Felon's 'Hit List' Puts Him Under $1 Million Bail - Hartford Courant
  

  Felon's 'Hit List' Puts Him Under $1 Million Bail Hartford Courant Graziani was a "danger to others," Zentner said, especially to officials in the Litchfield County Judicial District, where many of Graziani's criminal cases ... Killer signs himself out of mental hospitalTorrington Register Citizen Killer Wrote Hit List of Powerbrokers: ProsecutorNBC Connecticut Killer charged with probation violationWaterbury Republican American New Haven Register (subscription) all 13 news articles »




• Rip Torn's court date postponed to March - The Associated Press
  

  Rip Torn's court date postponed to March The Associated Press LITCHFIELD, Conn. — A judge in Connecticut has postponed actor Rip Torn's next court appearance until March, citing a scheduling conflict. ... Rip Torn's Homeland DefenseTMZ.com (blog) Troubled Actor Rip Torn Gets Court Date PostponedPost Chronicle all 288 news articles »




• Foreclosures slow, but continue at high pace - TheDay.com
  

  Foreclosures slow, but continue at high pace TheDay.com The worst-hit areas of the state were Hartford County, which recorded a 148.5 percent rise in foreclosures; Middlesex County, up 75 percent, and Litchfield ... and more »




• Footballer on misdemeanour charge in US - Royal Gazette
  

  Footballer on misdemeanour charge in US Royal Gazette ... $4000 worth of electronic goods from his Connecticut boarding school based on an inaccurate report in the Republican-American Litchfield newspaper. ...




• 'Fill a Ram' with food for your neighbors - Torrington Register Citizen
  

  'Fill a Ram' with food for your neighbors Torrington Register Citizen TORRINGTON — The United Way of Northwest Connecticut's food drive “is on par with last year's,” according to Executive Director Bill Egan, ...




• Conn. town eases ban on yellow ribbons - Hartford Courant
  

  Conn. town eases ban on yellow ribbons Hartford Courant AP LITCHFIELD, Conn. - Local officials in a Connecticut town have again eased restrictions on yellow ribbons meant to support US troops after criticism from ... and more »




• Connecticut Banks Return To Black In 2009 - Hartford Business
  

  Connecticut Banks Return To Black In 2009 Hartford Business Shareholders at First Litchfield Financial Corp. have approved the company's merger with Danbury-based Union Savings Bank. ...




• Cows to chardonnay: Can Conn. dairy farms change? - The Associated Press
  

  Cows to chardonnay: Can Conn. dairy farms change? The Associated Press The 100-acre family farm on Lake Waramaug in western Connecticut's Litchfield Hills has raised sheep, race horses, tobacco, grain crops and dairy cows. ... and more »




• Lovallo deserves a blue ribbon - Torrington Register Citizen
  

  Lovallo deserves a blue ribbon Torrington Register Citizen I'm thinking Dan Lovallo deserves a blue ribbon for what he did with the yellow ribbon controversy in Litchfield. Leave it to a sports guy to come through ...