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((About||the planning region and council of governments|Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut))
((Short description|Rural region in Connecticut, US))
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[[Image:quietcorner.png|thumb|right|250px|Map of Connecticut showing the Northeastern Connecticut region in blue and the Windham region in yellow.]]
'''Northeastern Connecticut''', better known as the '''Quiet Corner''', is a historic region of the state of [[Connecticut]], located in the northeastern corner of the state.<ref name=latimes>((cite news |url=http://travel.latimes.com/articles/la-tr-newengland9oct09 |title=New England's Quiet Corner |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=2007-12-17 | first1=Alex | last1=Hershey | date=October 9, 2005))</ref> No official definition exists; the term is generally associated with [[Windham County, Connecticut|Windham County]], but also sometimes incorporates eastern sections of [[Tolland County, Connecticut|Tolland County]] and the northern portion of [[New London County, Connecticut|New London County]]. 

==Description==
[[File:Scotland, Connecticut2017.jpg|left|thumb|The town center for [[Scotland, Connecticut]], an example of one of the small [[New England town|towns]] in the Quiet Corner.]]
Lacking a formal definition, "The Quiet Corner" has historically been a colloquial, somewhat nebulous term, likely originating sometime in the middle of the 20th century.<ref name = gonomad>((cite web | title = Connecticut's Quiet Corner: Lots to See and Do | last = Courtney | first = Jessica | website = GoNOMAD | quote = Northeast Connecticut has Much to Offer, Mostly Tranquility | date = 2008-08-01 | url = https://www.gonomad.com/1980-connecticuts-quiet-corner-lots-to-see-and-do | access-date = 2023-08-25))</ref> Nevertheless, the term is commonly used by residents and in organization and business names of the area. The Quiet Corner's identity has much to do with its lack of direct association to the state's major cities and towns such as [[Hartford]], [[Norwich, Connecticut|Norwich]], or [[Manchester, Connecticut|Manchester]]. Some say its western boundary is the semi-rural town of [[Coventry, Connecticut|Coventry]], which is more rustic than the more suburban towns to the west. Some say the region includes the towns of [[Ashford,_Connecticut|Ashford]], [[Mansfield,_Connecticut |Mansfield]], and/or [[Willington,_Connecticut|Willington]] in the west, [[Plainfield,_Connecticut|Plainfield]] in the south, the [[Massachusetts]] border in the north, and the [[Rhode Island]] border in the east. Others draw the western boundary at [[Route_198_(Connecticut–Massachusetts)|Route 198]] or [[Connecticut_Route_89|Route 89]] and the southern boundary at [[Connecticut_Route_14|Route 14]]. 

The core of today's Quiet Corner encompasses the towns of [[Pomfret, Connecticut|Pomfret]], [[Killingly, Connecticut|Killingly]], [[Putnam, Connecticut|Putnam]], [[Woodstock, Connecticut|Woodstock]], [[Brooklyn, Connecticut|Brooklyn]], [[Thompson, Connecticut|Thompson]], [[Eastford, Connecticut|Eastford]], [[Hampton, Connecticut|Hampton]], [[Chaplin, Connecticut|Chaplin]], [[Plainfield, Connecticut|Plainfield]], [[Canterbury, Connecticut|Canterbury]], [[Sterling, Connecticut|Sterling]], and [[Scotland, Connecticut|Scotland]].<ref>((Cite web |title=Nobody Puts the Quiet Corner in a Corner |url=https://www.realhartford.org/2019/09/02/nobody-puts-the-quiet-corner-in-a-corner/ |access-date=2023-10-23 |language=en-US))</ref> Under some definitions of the Quiet Corner, the region's largest town is [[Windham, Connecticut|Windham]], including the borough of [[Willimantic, Connecticut|Willimantic]], with a population of 25,000.<ref>((Cite web |last=United States Census Bureau |title=Community Facts |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/cf/1.0/en/place/Windham%20town,%20Windham%20County,%20Connecticut/POPULATION/DECENNIAL_CNT |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200214061802/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/cf/1.0/en/place/Windham%20town,%20Windham%20County,%20Connecticut/POPULATION/DECENNIAL_CNT |archive-date=2020-02-14 |access-date=2016-11-01 |work=American FactFinder |language=en))</ref> If the Willimantic and Windham area is excluded due to its population, urbanized setting, and location at the extreme southwestern corner of Windham County, then the largest town is [[Killingly]], with a population of nearly 18,000.<ref name="2018est">((Cite web |title=US Census Bureau Population Estimates |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?q=Killingly%20town,%20Windham%20County,%20Connecticut&g=0600000US0901540500&tid=ACSDP5Y2018.DP05 |access-date=April 15, 2020))</ref>  

Northeastern Connecticut is more rural than the rest of the state, with large swaths of scenic farmland, rivers and lakes, woodlands, and state forests. Its population centers are largely rural and semi-rural historic towns (many founded during the [[American Colonial Era]]), and most with populations below 10,000. It is one of the least-urbanized districts along the [[Northeast Megalopolis]]. The region is considered a core part of the [[Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor]], a source of pride and identity that many residents of the area seek to preserve. 

Many of the towns are within a long commuting distance of [[Boston]], although none are considered a part of the [[Greater Boston|Boston Metropolitan Area]]. Only [[Interstate 395 (Connecticut–Massachusetts)|Interstate 395]] passes through the heart of the Quiet Corner, linking the area to [[Worcester, MA|Worcester, Massachusetts]] (and by extension the [[Massachusetts Turnpike]]) and the [[Connecticut Shoreline]]. [[Interstate 84 in Connecticut|Interstate 84]] passes near the western periphery of the region, providing a link with [[Hartford]] and the rest of the state. [[U.S._Route_44|Route 44]] and [[U.S._Route_6|Route 6]] provide local residents relatively straightforward east-west transit to Hartford and [[Providence, RI|Providence, Rhode Island]]. [[Image:PutnamCT.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Putnam, CT|Putnam]] is an example of a revitalized mill town in Northeastern Connecticut.]]   

==Mill villages==
Early industry in the area was powered by [[watermill]]s set on fast rivers and streams such as the [[Willimantic River]] and the [[Quinebaug River]].<ref>((Cite web|url=http://neyarnandpattern.tripod.com/id41|title=Tour of Eastern CT Mill Towns,Villages, and Mills|website=New England Yarn and Pattern|access-date=November 1, 2016))</ref> Many were built during the early part of the [[Industrial Revolution]] in conjunction with [[Samuel_Slater|Samuel Slater's famous mills]] in nearby Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Indeed, many towns of the area once bolstered large textile mills and milltowns, such as the Belding Mills in Thompson and Putnam and the [[Plainfield Woolen Company Mill]] and for nearly a century (from the early 1800s to roughly the 1930s) were a major source of economic and industrial development in the region. However, by the latter half of the 20th century, many of these mills had fallen into disrepair and by the early 2000s had been dismantled. Of these surviving mill buildings, most have since been renovated into places of local business or stylish condominiums for residents. Several Quiet Corner subcommunities, [[North Grosvenordale]] in Thompson, [[Danielson,_Connecticut|Danielson]] in Killingly, and [[Central_Village_Historic_District|Central Village]] in Plainfield, to this day retain visual echoes of the historic mill-town villages.

==Tourism==
[[File:Mansfield Hollow Lake.jpg|thumb|[[Mansfield Hollow Lake|Mansfield Hollow Reservoir]], part of the [[Mansfield Hollow State Park|larger state park]] that encompasses 2,300 acres in [[Mansfield, Connecticut|Mansfield]], Windham, and Chaplin.]]
The Quiet Corner is popular with tourists for its traditional New England scenery and culture, namely: locally produced foods, [[bed and breakfast]]s, historic farms, inns, and town centers, stone walls, agricultural fairs, and [[antiques|antique]] shops.  Major attractions in and around the Quiet Corner include: 
  
* [[Route 169 (Connecticut)|Route 169]], a [[National Scenic Byway]] running north-and-south through the region. 
* A scenic segment of [[U.S._Route_44#Connecticut|Route 44]] passing through the rural woodlands of the Quiet Corner. 
* The birthplace of [[Samuel Huntington (statesman)|Samuel Huntington]] in [[Scotland, Connecticut|Scotland]].
* The Northern half of the [[Air_Line_State_Park_Trail|Airline Trail]], which traverses Windham to Thompson.  
* Several noted breweries and vineyards, including two [[Connecticut_wine|Connecticut Wine Trail]] vineyards, Taylor Brooke and Sharpe Hill.  
* The Tourtellotte Memorial Room and Museum, the [[Thompson Speedway]], and the [[West_Thompson_Lake|West Thompson Dam]] in Thompson.
* Historic [[Roseland Cottage]] and the [[Woodstock,_Connecticut|Woodstock Fair]] in Woodstock.
* The [[Israel_Putnam_Wolf_Den|Wolf Den]] in [[Pomfret, Connecticut|Pomfret]]. 
* The [[Israel Putnam Monument]] and [[Brooklyn Fair]] in Brooklyn.
* The [[Lebanon Green Historic District|Lebanon Town Green]] and its accompanying Revolutionary War historic sites in [[Lebanon, Connecticut|Lebanon]].  
* The [[Prudence Crandall]] House Museum in [[Canterbury, Connecticut|Canterbury]].
* The [[Nathan_Hale_Homestead|Coventry Farmer's Market]] and [[Nathan Hale]] Homestead in [[Coventry, Connecticut|Coventry]].   
* The variety of antique shops of [[Pomfret, Connecticut|Pomfret]], [[Putnam, Connecticut|Putnam]], and [[Woodstock, Connecticut|Woodstock]]. 
* The [[University of Connecticut]] flagship campus in [[Storrs, Connecticut|Storrs]].<ref> can also sometimes be considered as a part of the region, or, at the very least, a gateway to it.</ref>
* The [[Tri-state_area#Tripoints|Tri-state Marker]], denoting the point where the states of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut touch.

The Quiet Corner has seen a resurgence in the past few decades in the production of local foods, producing local wines, cheeses, ice cream, apples, maple syrup, craft beer, and a variety of [[Heirloom plant|heirloom crop]]s.

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==Towns and cities==
The following towns are members of the Northeastern Connecticut Council of Governments (NECCOG):<ref name = neccog>((cite web | title =  Northeastern Connecticut Council of Governments | website = NECCOG | url = https://neccog.org | access-date = 2023-08-25))</ref>
* [[Ashford, Connecticut|Ashford]]
* [[Brooklyn, Connecticut|Brooklyn]]
* [[Canterbury, Connecticut|Canterbury]]
* [[Chaplin, Connecticut|Chaplin]]
* [[Eastford, Connecticut|Eastford]]
* [[Hampton, Connecticut|Hampton]]
* [[Killingly, Connecticut|Killingly]]
* [[Plainfield, Connecticut|Plainfield]]
* [[Pomfret, Connecticut|Pomfret]]
* [[Putnam, Connecticut|Putnam]]
* [[Scotland, Connecticut|Scotland]]
* [[Sterling, Connecticut|Sterling]]
* [[Thompson, Connecticut|Thompson]]
* [[Union, Connecticut|Union]]
* [[Voluntown, Connecticut|Voluntown]]
* [[Woodstock, Connecticut|Woodstock]]

== References ==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050113091832/http://www.mysticmore.com/ Connecticut East Convention and Visitors Bureau]
*[http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/byways/byways/2451 Connecticut Route 169 on American Byways]

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[[Category:Regions of Connecticut]]

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