Editing Griswold, Connecticut (section)

==History==
Long a fishing ground for the [[Mohegan]] people, the waterways attracted settlers who established ironworks, saw and corn mills, and other businesses.{{Citation needed|date=November 2022}}

The town of Griswold was originally the northern part of the town of [[Preston, Connecticut|Preston]]. The North Society was established in 1716 at the request of residents who had been travelling to Preston to attend church.<ref>Connecticut Colony Public Records, Vol. IV</ref><ref>Preston. First Congregational Church. ''The Bicentennial Celebration''</ref>

In the late 1700s, [[Eliezer Jewett]] opened several mills and an irrigation plant. His success led the area to be called Jewett City.<ref name=CH-G>[https://connecticuthistory.org/towns-page/griswold/ Connecticut History: Griswold], accessed November 5, 2017.</ref> The town of Griswold incorporated in 1815, naming itself after Governor [[Roger Griswold]].<ref>{{cite book|title=The Connecticut Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qoEyAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA332|year=1903|publisher=Connecticut Magazine Company|page=332}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n144 145]}}</ref> In 1895, Jewett City incorporated as a borough of the town.

Griswold contains [[Hopeville Pond State Park]], former site of a woolen mill.<ref name=CH-G />