Sharon (Connecticut)

Sharon is a town in the Litchfield Hills of Connecticut.

Understand
Sharon was populated by Native Americans for quite a long time before it was settled by colonists of European extraction in 1739. It is a wealthy township with much natural beauty and many old, very well-kept mansions. It is a bit quieter than neighboring Kent.

By car
The north-south Federal Route 7 hugs the west bank of the Housatonic River at the eastern boundary of the township. The roads that intersect at the center of town are the roughly north-south State Route 41 and State Route 4 (343 across the New York State line), which is most nearly southeast-northwest and connects the town with Amenia, New York. State Route 361 (same number in New York) continues further north and goes to Millerton, New York.

Get around
You will need a vehicle to get around town.

Parks and nature preserves
There are several parks and nature preserves, including:


 * Housatonic Meadows Park.
 * Housatonic State Forest.

Go next

 * Kent
 * Amenia, New York
 * Cornwall
 * Canaan
 * Millerton, New York
 * Torrington