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Apu Inti, also known as Apu Punchaw, god of the Sun and patron deity of the Inca Empire. Ch'aska ("Venus") or Ch'aska Quyllur ("Morning star") was the goddess of dawn, twilight, youth, and, the planet itself.
The following ancient history of the town of New Milford, is extracted from Rev. Stanley Griswold's sermon, delivered at New Milford, January 7th, 1801, which was by a vote of the town entered on their records.
The area constituting contemporary New Milford was originally inhabited by the indigenous Wawyachtonoc people, while the town of New Milford itself was formally established by English colonists in the early 18th century.
1787: Probate District of New Milford is formed with Samuel Canfield, first Judge. 1788: Nicholas Wanzer deeds land to the Quakers, to which their old house in Pickett District is moved. 1789: School House built at north end of Main Street.
This chronological history was originally completed up through early 1957 by Doris Addis Warwick of the New Milford Historical Society. The subsequent years were researched and compiled by M. Joseph Lillis, Town Historian and former president of the Society. Expand any date by clicking it.
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Settled in 1707 and incorporated in 1712, New Milford’s first English settlers were John Noble, Sr. of Massachusetts and his eight-year-old daughter, Sarah. In the late 1800s, town factories produced buttons, paint and varnish, hats, and furnishings, among other goods, but tobacco crops and warehouses made up its main industry.
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Sep 24, 2009 · This beautiful valley known to the Potatuck Indians as Weantinock, was purchased from them in 1703 by a company of individuals chiefly from Milford, Connecticut, hence the name New Milford. Its earliest white inhabitant, Zachariah Ferriss, arrived in 1706, followed in 1707 by the first permanent settlers, John Noble, his daughter Sarah, and ...
