Cromwell

Once known worldwide as Rosetown, Cromwell has enjoyed multiple identities in its nearly 370—year existence. Initially called Upper Houses, the village was a tiny religious and agricultural outpost of the larger Middletown colonial settlement on the Connecticut River. Gradually, substantial maritime activities developed to define the community. However, by the mid—19th century, Cromwell had become an independent rural town with small farms and businesses, its river port no longer of consequ...