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City/Town: Bridgewater

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City/Town Name:
 Bridgewater
State:
 Connecticut
County:
 Litchfield County
Probate District:
Pending
Year Established:
1856
Year Incorporated:
Town Hall Address:
Town Clerk
P.O. Box 216
Bridgewater, CT 06752
(860) 354-5102
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Web Address:
www.bridgewatertownhall.org/
History Brief:
This town was settled about 1734 as the southern part of New Milford. The first bridge across the Housatonic River was completed here in July 1737. The area was called Bridgewater in 1803. It was incorporated as Bridgewater Parish in 1856. Town vital records begin 1856.
   
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Published Histories (1)
Name:History of the Town of New Milford and Bridgewater CT
Author:Samuel Orcutt
Date Published:1882
Publisher:Press of the Case, Lockwood and Brainard Co Hartford CT
Description:Covers the history of the towns from 1703 until 1882. The book was reprinted in 1976 by the New Milford Historical Society.
 
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Town Historian (1)
Name:Dorothy Gustafson
Contact Data:139 Keeler Road
Bridgewater, CT 06752
 
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