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An appealing place to live, Westonites have
conscientiously striven to maintain the charming rural character
of their town. Even today, vast stretches of woodland and fields
speak of the farming heritage begun well before 1787, the date
of incorporation. Fertile hunting grounds for the Pequots,
settlers soon discovered there was room for them, too, and as
the population increased in the Fairfield area, families moved
north and west to “West Town.” By mid-1800, Weston bustled;
water power fueled many a thriving mill, and schools, churches
and the Country Doctor were active.
Today, a population of under 10,000 and
strict zoning laws, as well as a central school “campus” and
down-home – but complete – shopping center, keep Weston with the
small-town, comfortable feel it seems to always have had. |
