By Lynne Brickley (c) Connecticut Explored, Inc. Spring 2008 Subscribe to receive every issue! From 1790 through the 1830s, Litchfield was a nationally recognized center of economic, social, political, educational, and cultural prominence. That “golden age” coincided with Connecticut’s peak period of building turnpikes and establishing stagecoach lines. Though now considered a bit off the … Continue reading Litchfield’s Fortunes Hitched to the Stagecoach