An appealing place to live, Westonites have conscientiously striven to maintain the charming rural character of their town. Even today, vast stretches of woodland and fields speak of the farming heritage begun well before 1787, the date of incorporation. Fertile hunting grounds for the Pequots, settlers soon discovered there was room for them, too, and as the population increased in the Fairfield area, families moved north and west to “West Town.” By mid-1800, Weston bustled; water power fueled many a thriving mill, and schools, churches and the Country Doctor were active.
Today, a population of under 10,000 and strict zoning laws, as well as a central school “campus” and down-home – but complete – shopping center, keep Weston with the small-town, comfortable feel it seems to always have had.
