Lanesville is an unincorporated area in the town of New Milford, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States.[1]
Lanesville, Connecticut | |
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Unincorporated area | |
  Lanesville Location in Connecticut  Lanesville Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 41°32′8.34″N 73°25′22.44″W / 41.5356500°N 73.4229000°W[1] | |
| Country |  United States |
| U.S. state |  Connecticut |
| County | Litchfield |
| Town | New Milford |
History
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
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
- Harrybrook Park
- Lovers Leap State Park
References
- ^ a b "Lanesville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Committee on Historical Research and Permanent Publication (New Milford, Conn.) (1907). Two Centuries of New Milford, Connecticut. New York: The Grafton Press. p. 190.
- ^ NEW MILFORD RIVER TRAIL ALIGNMENT STUDY & PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING REPORT (PDF) (Report). Milone & Macbroom. June 25, 2018. p. 6.
- ^ Belletzkie, Bob. "Stations:L". Tylercitystation.info. Tylercitystation. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
- ^ Wellman, Lynda (17 August 2007). "New Milford shortcut to shut down". Greenwichtime.com. The News Times (Danbury, CT). Retrieved January 2, 2023.
- ^ Wellman, Lynda (24 July 2008). "Lanesville Road residents: 'Keep our road closed"". Newstimes.com. The News Times (Danbury, CT). Retrieved January 2, 2023.
