Participant Info

CIty/Town Name

Andover

State

CT

County

Tolland County

Probate District

13

Year Established

1743

Year Incorporated

1743

Form of Government

Selectman – Town Meeting

Town Hall Address

Web Address

www.andoverct.org

History Brief

Andover was primarily settled on 500 acres of land granted on May 14, 1663 to Major John Mason for his service in the Pequot War. The land was called “Pomakuck” by the Indians and was not seriously occupied until 1718, when families from Windsor and Enfie

Other City Names

Settled From

Derby

Population

Year 1890
Population 10342

Founding Families

Humphreys, Phelps, Wooster

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