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Granby, Connecticut

Granby, Connecticut
Town
Civil War Soldiers' Monument in the town center
Civil War Soldiers' Monument in the town center
Official seal of Granby, Connecticut
Seal
Location in Hartford County, Connecticut
Location in Hartford County, Connecticut
Coordinates: 41°57′44″N 72°50′22″W / 41.96222°N 72.83944°W / 41.96222; -72.83944Coordinates: 41°57′44″N 72°50′22″W / 41.96222°N 72.83944°W / 41.96222; -72.83944
Country United States
State Connecticut
NECTA Hartford
Region Capitol Region
Incorporated 1786
Government
 • Type Board of selectmen-town manager
 • First Selectman Barry Scott Kuhnly (R)
 • Selectmen Mark C. Neumann (R)
Edward E. Ohannessian (R)
Sally S. King (D)
Ronald F. Desrosiers (D)
 • Town manager William F. Smith, Jr.
Area
 • Total 40.8 sq mi (105.7 km2)
 • Land 40.7 sq mi (105.4 km2)
 • Water 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2)
Elevation 550 ft (167 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 11,282
 • Density 280/sq mi (110/km2)
Time zone Eastern (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) Eastern (UTC-4)
ZIP code 06035, 06060, 06090
Area code(s) 860
FIPS code 09-32640
GNIS feature ID 0213434
Website www.granby-ct.gov

Granby is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 11,282 at the 2010 census. The town center is defined as a census-designated place known as Salmon Brook. Other areas in town include North Granby and West Granby. Granby is a rural town, located in the foothills of the Litchfield Hills of the Berkshires, besides the suburban natured center, the outskirts of town are filled with dense woods and rolling hills and mountains.

Granby was founded by people who lived in Simsbury and settled as early as 1723. Granby was part of Simsbury until 1786, when it became independent. The name is from Granby, Massachusetts in return, where it was named in honor of John Manners, Marquess of Granby.

Part of Southwick, Massachusetts, known as "the Notch" seceded from Massachusetts in 1774, just before the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War. This territory became part of Granby when it seceded from Simsbury, but was returned to Southwick as part of an 1803-4 border dispute compromise. (See History of Massachusetts.)

In 1707, Daniel Hayes, then aged twenty-two, was captured by the indigenous people and carried off to Canada. The capture was witnessed, and a rescue party raised, but the group did not catch up with the captors. He was tied up each night, and bound to saplings. It took thirty days to reach Canada, at which point Hayes was forced to run the gauntlet. Near the end of the gauntlet, he hid in a wigwam to avoid an attempted blow by a club. The woman in the wigwam declared that the house was sacred, and having lost a husband and son to a war, adopted Hayes as her son. He remained for several years, attending to the woman. Eventually, he was sold to a Frenchman, who learned that Hayes had skill as a weaver, so put him to work in that business. Hayes managed to earn enough to buy his freedom after two years. He then returned to Simsbury, settled down on a farm and married. He became prominent, both in civil affairs as well as the church at Salmon Brook (now Granby).


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