New Milford North Purchase
Encyclopedia
The New Milford North Purchase is a colonial-era property transaction that took place in 1741 in Connecticut
, in the United States
. The purchase, which involved a large portion of present-day Litchfield County, encompassed land north of the towns of New Milford and Woodbury, extending northward to the Massachusetts
state line. The transaction was organized by a group of residents from Hartford and Windsor.
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
, in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The purchase, which involved a large portion of present-day Litchfield County, encompassed land north of the towns of New Milford and Woodbury, extending northward to the Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
state line. The transaction was organized by a group of residents from Hartford and Windsor.