From 1776 to 1780, two depots for military stores and a workshop for the Continental army were maintained, and the leaden statue of George III., erected in Bowling Green (New York City), in 1770, and torn down by citizens on July 9, 1776, was cut up and taken to Litchfield, where, in the house of Oliver Wolcott, it was melted into bullets for the American army by Wolcott's daughter and sister.

Prior to its establishment, Reeve had accepted several legal apprentices since he had settled there in 1773, but saw such demand for his expertise that he formally opened the one-room school within a decade.

[12] Located southwest of Torrington, Litchfield also includes part of Bantam Lake.

[16] While controlled by the Connecticut state government, the facility historically held inmates convicted of minor offenses.

[17] Governor of Connecticut Lowell P. Weicker Jr. ordered the facility closed for financial reasons in 1993.

It was converted into the McAuliffe Manor, a substance abuse treatment center for women operated by Naugatuck Valley HELP Inc.,[17] but in 2009 the contract between Naugatuck Valley HELP Inc. and the state expired, leading to the closure of McAuliffe Manor.

[18] U.S. Route 202 is the main east-west road connecting Bantam and Litchfield center to the city of Torrington and New Milford, Connecticut.

The town is also served by buses from the Northwestern Connecticut Transit District connecting to the city of Torrington.

Litchfield Center School hosts children in grades K–3, with a Pre-K program available.

Students then move on to Litchfield Intermediate School, where they will remain through sixth grade.