Editing East Granby, Connecticut (section)

==History==
Original inhabitants of the current East Granby area were Native American peoples, including the [[Algonquin people|Algonquin/Poquonock]], the [[Massaco]], and the [[Agawam tribe|Agawam]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=M.J.|first1=Patitucci|title=General Archives|url=http://www.eastgranby.com/historicalsociety/General%20Archives.htm|website=East Granby Historical Society|access-date=December 27, 2015}}</ref>

The East Granby area was first settled by Europeans in 1664, which was one of the four Congregational parishes in [[Simsbury]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Patitucci|first1=M. J.|title=Home|url=http://www.eastgranby.com/historicalsociety/East%20Granby%20Historical%20Society.htm|website=East Granby Historical Society|access-date=December 27, 2015}}</ref> The Turkey Hills Ecclesiastical Society in 1786 became a section of Granby, and in 1858 was incorporated as the Town of East Granby.

The first incorporated copper mine in America resided in what is now East Granby. The mine later became [[Old Newgate Prison]], a Revolutionary War jail and the first [[state prison]] in the United States (1790).

Farming was the mainstay of the town for much of its history.  The early twentieth century saw local farmers specializing in dairy product and [[tobacco]].

East Granby experienced a housing boom that started in 1951 and resulted in a rise in population.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Springman|first1=Mary Jane|title=East Granby the Evolution of a Connecticut Town|date=1983|publisher=East Granby Historical Committee|location=NH}}</ref>

The town celebrated its 150th anniversary with a three-day festival June 7–9, 2008.