Connecticut General Assembly Organizes Windham County
Title
Connecticut General Assembly Organizes Windham County
Description
In October of 1725, the Assembly resolves to organize the towns of northeastern Connecticut into a new county: Windham. They formally define the boundaries of Windham County the following May and designate the town of Windham as county seat.
Source
Ellen Douglas Larned, History of Windham County, Connecticut, Volume I: 1600-1760 (Worcester, MA: Charles Hamilton, 1874), 260-1.
Date
1725-10/1726-05
Contributor
horn_allen
Collection
Citation
“Connecticut General Assembly Organizes Windham County,” History Digitized, accessed March 12, 2026, https://easternct-digitalhistory.com/items/show/678.