Located in the northwest corner of Connecticut, Litchfield County is New England at its best, from rolling wooded hills, river valleys, and small villages to the larger towns that grew into manufacturing centers spawned by the iron industry which was the earliest, non-agricultural, commercial enterprise in inland New England. Litchfield County iron was the raw material tha supplied Connecticut’s watchmakers, gunsmiths, machine tool industry and arms manufacturing.

Created in 1751 from portions of Hartford and Fairfield Counties and named for Litchfield in England, Litchfield County was a thriving region of small towns populated by settlers who bought shares in the new towns and set out to build homes, schools, churches and roads. They governed themselves by the town meeting form of government – which still exists today. There are no formal county seats and no county government in Connecticut, local issues are decided by all the taxpayers and registered voters in open town meeting.

Much of Connecticut's history can be experienced by visiting the Northwest Corner: old blast furnaces and mines; farms that have been preserved; dams that powered the mills, and the Colonial and Victorian buildings that Connecticut is so well known for.

Less than 100 miles from mid-town Manhattan, northwest Litchfield County is a sanctuary for those who seek refuge from fast-paced lives. Here you can walk along a wooded path, paddle a canoe on one of our plentiful lakes or rovers, stroll over a covered bridge, or just enjoy the beautiful scenery.

It is truly a place where the old meets the new in the best of tradidions.

Some of our beauatiful area towns include Canaan, Cornwall, Falls Village, Kent, Lakeville, Litchfield, New Milford, Norfolk, Salisbury, Sharon, Sherman, Warren, and Washington.

For the best of what to see and do in these beautiful towns, visit our pages on area attractions, recreation, the Arts, and places to stay.