Pomfret [Windham County] Connecticut was settled in 1686. It was incorporated in 1713 and named from Pontefract in Yorkshire. Its Indian name is Mashamoquet.
Area, 40.6 sq. miles. Population, est., 3,442. Voting Districts, 1. Principal industries, agriculture dairy, forest products, manufacture of cable and cable products, fiberoptics, processing of frozen food dinners.
Pomfret includes the areas known as Pomfret Center and Abington.
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- Abington Congregational Church United Church of Christ. Newsletter, Sunday bulletins, and information about the history of this church, which has the oldest meetinghouse in the state (1751), listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
- Town of Pomfret Connecticut History, calendar of events, town office directory, information on services and community businesses.