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Winsted was chartered as a borough in 1856 and as a city in 1915. The name was a combination of Winchester and the neighboring town of Barkhamsted. It lies in a pocket of the hills, at the junction of the Mad and Still Rivers, which supply good waterpower.

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• View of Winsted in 1908

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  Panoramic bird's-eye view of town in 1908 with insets of significant buildings, from the Library of Congress Geography and Map Division.

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