Editing Washington, Connecticut (section)

==Economy==
Washington's economy has changed considerably over the course of the town's history. At various points, iron works, logging, manufacturing, and farming have driven local economic activity, but contemporary Washington has no industrial base, and only a handful of farms remain active.
Today, the local economy is centered on the town's population of affluent, part-time residents, whose income, for the most part, is not locally derived. The design, construction,  renovation, decoration, maintenance, and sale of country houses accounts for a substantial portion of local economic activity. Restaurants, inns, speciality retail shops, and professional services also play an important role in Washington's economy, as do educational institutions.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.washingtonct.org/pocd.html |title=Plan of Conservation and Development - Washington, Connecticut |access-date=June 19, 2010 |archive-date=July 25, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130725080858/http://www.washingtonct.org/pocd.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>