Crystal Lake, Ellington

Crystal Lake, Ellington

The Tolland County town of Ellington lies in the northern portion of the Connecticut River Valley. Once part of East Windsor, Ellington incorporated in 1786. Although known primarily as an agricultural community, Crystal Lake, located in the eastern section of town, was a popular summer resort destination from the late-1890s through the Great Depression. Although Ellington continues farming today, it is one of the fastest-growing towns in Connecticut, evolving from an agricultural center to a suburban bedroom community.

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Sexton family home, now the Ellington Historical Society

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Places

“Ellington Historical Society,” 2017. Link.
Department of Energy & Environmental Protection. “Shenipsit State Forest,” 2012. Link.

Documents

Connecticut State Library Digital Collections. “Ellington - WPA Architectural Survey,” 2014. Link.
“Ellington Collection.” Connecticut Digital Archive, n.d. Link.
Halladay, Daniel. Patent Number 11,629 -  Improved Governor for Windmills. US11629 A. Ellington, CT, issued August 29, 1854. Link.

Books

Commemorative Biographical Record of Tolland and Windham Counties, Connecticut: Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens and of Many of the Early Settled Families. Chicago, IL: J.H. Beers & Co., 1903. Link.
Fahy, Lynn. Crystal Lake, Tolland County. Charleston,  SC: Arcadia, 2009.
Ellington Historical Society, and Lynn Fahy. Ellington. Charleston, SC: Arcadia, 2005.
Ellington Historical Society, and Nellie McKnight. Ellington, Glimpses of Earlier Days. Ellington, CT: Ellington Historical Society, 1974.
Cohen, Dorothy B. Ellington: Chronicles of Change. Ellington,  CT: The Town of Ellington, 1987.
Stiles, Henry. The History and Genealogies of Ancient Windsor, Connecticut Including East Windsor, South Windsor, Bloomfield, Windsor Locks, and Ellington. 1635-1891. Genealogies and Biographies. Vol. 2. Hartford, CT: Case, Lockwood & Brainard Company, 1891. Link.
Stiles, Henry. The History and Genealogies of Ancient Windsor, Connecticut Including East Windsor, South Windsor, Bloomfield, Windsor Locks, and Ellington. 1635-1891. History. Vol. 1. Hartford, CT: Case, Lockwood & Brainard Company, 1891. Link.