Torrington, Connecticut

Torrington was named in 1732 from Torrington in Devonshire. It was incorporated as a town in 1740, and incorporated as a city in 1923. The city has a total area of 40.4 sq. miles

Torrington's native population was part of the Algonquian family of tribes and numerous stone points and stone tools have been found here documenting the presence of Native Americans over thousands of years. The city is also the birthplace of abolitionist, John Brown, born in 1800. The house that Brown was born in was destroyed by fire in 1918. Today, this historic site is part of the Connecticut African American Freedom Trail. Another famous Torrington resident was Gail Borden who developed and produced condensed milk here in 1856.

Principal industries include the manufacture of hardware, tools, machinery, kitchen utensils, needle bearings, golf shafts and air conditioning equipment.