Bolton Town

Bolton Town Hall is located at 222 Bolton Center Road, Bolton CT 06043; phone: 860-649-8066.

Beginnings [1]

Bolton was not opened for general settlement until 1718, but filled up rapidly so that a town was incorporated in 1720. The name was taken from Bolton in Lancashire, England.

At Bolton Center, Rochambeau's troops camped in 1781, while en route from Newport to the Hudson River.

1. Edgar L. Heermance, compiler, The Connecticut Guide: What to See and Where to Find It, Connecticut Emergency Relief Commission, Hartford, 1935.