Connecticut State Route 169
Pomfret, CT

The Mashamoquet Purchase
Pomfret was settled during the earliest times of colonization in the New England area. As a result, the Pomfret that visitors find today features several historic buildings and churches. The town began as the "Mashamoquet Purchase" in 1686 and was incorporated in 1713.

Walking Trails
In addition to the historical sites of Pomfret, visitors will find walking trails to satisfy an appetite for the outdoors. The Connecticut Audobon-Pomfret Farms offer five miles of trails through a 280-acre preserve. The Air Line Trail includes 12 miles of walking trails along the old railroad bed.

Historic Places
Among the many sites of Pomfret, some of the following are listed with a bit of history.

• The Sabin Cemetery, also known as the Wappaquoian Burial Ground, includes gravestones from the early 1700s.
• Pomfret School was founded in 1894 as a boarding school for boys and young men. The chapel includes a French window from the 1200s.
• The Congregational Church was built in 1832. The town's women purchased the land using the proceeds of the sale of 100 stockings they knitted.
• Pomfret Public Library houses books from the first library association in eastern Connecticut.
• The Rectory School was founded in 1920 but contains a building that was built in 1792.
• Christ Episcopal Church was built in 1882 as a memorial to the Rev. Alexander H. Vinton by his daughters. Five of the windows in the nave, along with the rose window, were designed at the turn of the century by Louis Comfort Tiffany of New York, a descendant of the store's founder from Brooklyn, Connecticut.
• Most Holy Trinity was built in 1886 and was moved to its current site in 1973.

Pomfret offers many points of interest for travelers who want to see the evolution of colonial Connecticut.