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New Fairfield Center, at
the intersection of Routes 37 and 39, is the heart of this well-known
residential community. Convenient retail businesses and professional
services are centrally located and close to its town hall, library, and
post office.
Both the New Fairfield
Jaycees and the New Fairfield Historical Society have made great
contributions to this idyllic and historic
area.
In 1724, a dozen
citizens of Fairfield met with Squantz, Chief of the Schaghticoke Indians,
and agreed on terms of purchase for this 32,000-acre tract for the
equivalent of $300.00. Originally two miles wider, the territory had
been narrowed by cession from Connecticut to New York in a boundary accord
of 1683. Due to its great length, the Town was divided roughly in
half in 1802 when the northern portion separated to form the Town of
Sherman.
In 1926 the Connecticut
Light and Power Company approved a plan to create a lake and use its water
to produce electricity. It took only 26 months to return the valley
into Candlewood Lake. The lake's beauty and charm have drawn
vacationers to new Fairfield ever since.
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