Editing Goshen, Connecticut (section)

==History==
The town was incorporated in 1739, one year after settlement of the town center began. The community was named after the [[Land of Goshen]], in Ancient Egypt.<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> The [[Congregational church]] was founded the following year.<ref>[http://www.mocavo.com/History-of-the-Town-of-Goshen-Connecticut-With-Genealogies-and-Biographies-Based-Upon-the-Records-of-Deacon-Lewis-Mills-Norton-1897/104838/90 "History of the Town of Goshen, Connecticut," Page 72, 1897]</ref> During the 18th century, Goshen was a farming, and later, prosperous business community. Gunmakers from the town such as the Medad Hills manufactured guns during the [[French and Indian War]] and [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]].

The first school in Goshen was built in 1753. A seminary for young women was established in 1819. The [[Goshen Academy]] was established several years later and became a well-regarded preparatory school during the 19th century.

Settlers from Goshen were the first to settle [[Hudson Township, Summit County, Ohio]], in the [[Connecticut Western Reserve]].