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Mansfield, Connecticut (CT)
06268
Mansfield Middle School
Mansfield is a town in Tolland County, Connecticut. Mansfield was incorporated in October, 1702, from Windham. The town of Mansfield contains the community of Storrs, which is home to the main campus of the University of Connecticut.
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Schools
Elementary and middle school-aged residents attend schools in the Mansfield School District.
Three elementary schools serve separate sections of Mansfield:
- Dorothy C. Goodwin School
- Southeast School
- Annie E. Vinton School
All of Mansfield is zoned to Mansfield Middle School, the 2007-08 Connecticut Association of Schools (CAS) School of the Year. High school-aged residents attend E.O. Smith High School of the Regional School District 19.
A Brief History
The first silk mill in the United States was constructed in Mansfield and financed by pilgrim descendent, William Fisk. The town, along with neighboring Willimantic, played an important role in the manufacture of thread and other textiles. Though nothing remains of the mill (now on display at the Henry Ford Museum in Detroit, Michigan), Mansfield has held onto several other historic landmarks. A fully intact gristmill, dating to 1835, the Gurleyville Gristmill is the only one of its kind in Connecticut. Built on the Fenton River, this stone grist mill remains intact with the original equipment. There are even tours available May through October. The adjacent miller's house is the birthplace of former CT governor Wilbur Cross. More recent yet rare nonetheless, the Mansfield Drive-in, a drive-in movie theater, and Lucky Strike Lanes, a duckpin bowling alley, are among the last of their breed in the nation.
The Mansfield Training School, situated on more than 1,000 acres and encompassing 85 buildings, was operated by the Connecticut Department of Mental Retardation until its closure, after legal challenges, in 1993. Four years later, the former director and a once staunch advocate of the school declared, "The Mansfield Training School is closed: the swamp has finally been drained." Since then, the site has been allowed to deteriorate, though the University of Connecticut has been slowly finding uses for and fixing up many of the buildings. The school, with its eery overturned wheelchairs and neo-classical hospital, remains a magnet for adventurous locals, the police, and amateur photographers. Located directly across U.S. Route 44 from the Mansfield Training School is the Donald T. Bergin Correctional Institution. The Level 2 facility houses approximately 1,000 inmates. It serves as a pre-release center for inmates who are approaching the end of their sentence or a period of supervised community placement.
Within the town limits, Mansfield also boasts Natchaug Hospital, a behavioral health center. The hospital provides a full range of inpatient psychiatric and substance-abuse treatment.
Development has increased in recent years, leading to the imposition of a temporary moratorium on new subdivisions, as well as additional land acquisition. Mansfield enjoys a moderate amount of protected open space, notably Mansfield Hollow State Park, eight town parks and preserves, and numerous Joshua's Trust properties, in addition to university holdings. Three large farms operate within Mansfield, including Mountain Dairy, which has been producing and processing milk under the stewardship of one family since 1871. In contrast to many municipalities, Mansfield is actively pursuing a program of smart growth through the construction of a livable downtown.
On the Northeastern edge of town (Mount Hope Village), a rather "infamous" playwright, actor and producer: Willard Mack (AKA Charles W McLaughlin); owned a large estate (originally built by William Fisk). Willard Mack, famous for literally scores of plays as well as silent and "talkie" movies (Broadway to Hollywood, Kick In, Nanette of the Wild, etc...) permitted his other various friends and associates to board and breed their thoroughbreds on his property. One of these, boxing legend Jack Dempsey, made continual use of these facilities until Willard Mack's death in the mid-1930s. During Willard Mack's stewardship of this property, the famous Arabian Stallion (sire of numerous Kentucky Derby and Triple Crown winning thoroughbreds) "Broomstick", was also a temporary resident. The property has since been purchased and maintained by private owners.
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