| In 1724, a dozen citizens of Fairfield met with Squantz, Chief of the Schaghticoke Indians, and agreed on terms of purchase for this 32,000-acre tract for the equivalent of $300. Originally two miles wider, the territory had been narrowed by cession from Connecticut to New York in a boundary accord of 1683. Due to its great length, the Town was divided roughly in half in 1802 when the northern portion separated to form the Town of Sherman.
A logging town for nearly two hundred years after its settlement, New Fairfield underwent a basic change in 1927. The catalyst was the creation of Candlewood Lake – Connecticut’s largest manmade body of water. The 16,571 acres now comprising New Fairfield are rugged, semi-mountainous terrain. Small areas of glacially created upland ridges are interspersed among lower mountains in various areas. Added to two other major recreational resources, Pootatuck State Forest and Squantz Pond State Park, the lake turned New Fairfield into a residential community.
Although a popular vacation spot, the town maintains its rural charm. New Fairfield's main cultural asset is its professional summer theater, well known for fine productions of topflight shows.
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