Business View Magazine | June 2019

334 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE JUNE 2019 MANSFIELD, Connecticut A sustainability leader M ansfield, a town in Tolland County, Connecticut was first incorporated in 1702 and named after Major Moses Mansfield, the original owner of the town site. Most of its early settlers were farmers and for many years, Mansfield remained largely a rural town. As time went by, nearby rivers powered saw and grist mills, and during the 19th century, textiles, steel products, bits and augers, bells, bronze cannons, gunpowder, and organ pipes were manufactured in the town. The first silk mill in the United States was built at Hanks Mill in 1810, and for many years, Mansfield led the country in silk production. AT A GLANCE MANSFIELD, CONNECTICUT WHAT: A town of approximately 26- 28,000 WHERE: In Tolland County, Connecticut, east of Hartford WEBSITE: www.mansfieldct.gov