Lanesville, Connecticut

Lanesville, Connecticut
Unincorporated area
Lanesville is located in Connecticut
Lanesville
Lanesville
Location in Connecticut
Lanesville is located in the United States
Lanesville
Lanesville
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 41°32′8.34″N 73°25′22.44″W / 41.5356500°N 73.4229000°W / 41.5356500; -73.4229000[1]
Country United States
U.S. state Connecticut
CountyLitchfield
TownNew Milford

Lanesville is an unincorporated area in the town of New Milford, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States.[1]

History

1867 New Milford Map - Lanesville inset

The establishment of what we now consider Lanesville is marked by the construction of the area's first gristmill, on the Still River in 1717.[2]: 298  For a time, the area was known as Pleasant Valley[3] but was eventually named Lanesville after prominent resident Jared Lane.[2]: 301  In the nineteenth century, Lanesville was a well-known district with a post office, one-room schoolhouse,[4] and railroad depot.[5]

Geography

Bridge to Lanesville closed from Franks Ln

There has been limited access to the area since 2008, when the town closed off Lanesville Road from US Route 7.[6] This closure pleased the residents of Lanesville but left businesses struggling. The area is now almost completely residential as a result.[7] Traffic is also blocked on the other end of Lanesville Rd, where there are barriers to the bridge connecting Lanesville with Franks Ln and Harrybrook Park.

Parks and recreation

References

  1. ^ a b "Lanesville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ a b Orcutt, Samuel (1882). HISTORY OF THE TOWNS OF NEW MILFORD AND BRIDGEWATER, CONNECTICUT, 1703 - 1882 (PDF). Hartford, Connecticut: Press of the Case, Lockwood and Brainard Company.
  3. ^ Committee on Historical Research and Permanent Publication (New Milford, Conn.) (1907). Two Centuries of New Milford, Connecticut. New York: The Grafton Press. p. 190.
  4. ^ NEW MILFORD RIVER TRAIL ALIGNMENT STUDY & PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING REPORT (PDF) (Report). Milone & Macbroom. June 25, 2018. p. 6.
  5. ^ Belletzkie, Bob. "Stations:L". Tylercitystation.info. Tylercitystation. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  6. ^ Wellman, Lynda (17 August 2007). "New Milford shortcut to shut down". Greenwichtime.com. The News Times (Danbury, CT). Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  7. ^ Wellman, Lynda (24 July 2008). "Lanesville Road residents: 'Keep our road closed"". Newstimes.com. The News Times (Danbury, CT). Retrieved January 2, 2023.
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