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Wethersfield ( / ˈwɛð.ərsfild / WEH-thers-feeld) is a town located in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. [2] It is located immediately south of Hartford along the Connecticut River. The town is part of the Capitol Planning Region. The population was 27,298 at the time of the 2020 census.
Wethersfield, founded in 1633–34, has its niche in history, being “Ye Most Ancient Towne” in Connecticut. Over one hundred fifty of our old, beautiful and distinctive Colonial homes stand as a symbol of the rich heritage which has been Wethersfield’s since the early days of its founding more than 375 years ago.
- Old Wethersfield. Like a living museum, Old Wethersfield encompasses Connecticut’s first permanent European-American settlement, set up almost 400 years ago.
- Webb Deane Stevens Museum. There are three historic buildings in situ and ready to be admired at 211 Main Street. The Webb Deane Stevens Museum is centered on the Joseph Webb House, raised in 1752.
- Wethersfield Heritage Walk. If you don’t know where to start at the largest historic district in the state you could head to the Keeney Memorial Cultural Center on Main Street.
- Cedar Hill Cemetery. Overlapping with Hartford and Newington is a 19th-century burial ground. Cedar Hill Cemetery was landscaped by Jacob Weidenmann (1829-1893), the man who designed Hartford’s Bushnell Park.
May 4, 2024 · Visitors to Wethersfield can rediscover our nation’s heritage in an authentic, living New England village whose artifact-rich museums, historic homes, shops and places of interest offer experiences for all ages.
We invite you to come to Wethersfield and visit Connecticut’s “Most Auncient Towne.” Wethersfield is deeply devoted to preserving our authentic New England heritage, now over 375 years in the making.
Wethersfield, urban town (township), Hartford county, central Connecticut, U.S. It lies immediately south of Hartford on the Connecticut River. Settled in 1634 and called Watertown by a group led by John Oldham of Massachusetts, it is the oldest permanent English settlement in Connecticut.
Renamed Wethersfield in 1637, “Ye Most Auncient Towne,” is arguably Connecticut’s first settlement. The initial ten settlers built homesteads mostly on Broad Street’s eastern side near the meadow where the Wongunk taught them to cultivate beans, squash, peas, and maize.
