East Windsor Through the Years

A book originally published by the East Windsor Historical Society for the bicentennial of the town in 1968. A history of East Windsor CT from the time of the first dinosaur bones found in all of North and South America and through the Podunk Indian settlements to 1968. Chapters describe early settlers, early life, and the formation of several churches, schools and libraries, along with clubs and societies. The book also covers town government and war records. Other chapters include, The State Receiving Home, tobacco farming and an addendum on the Melrose Gin Distillery. An 1869 map of the town is inserted.