Quiet Corner

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, or Manchester.

The core of today's Quiet Corner encompasses the towns of Pomfret, Killingly, Putnam, Woodstock, Brooklyn, Thompson, Eastford, Hampton, Chaplin, Plainfield, Canterbury, Sterling, and Scotland.

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.

[6] Many were built during the early part of the Industrial Revolution in conjunction with Samuel Slater's famous mills in nearby Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

The Quiet Corner is popular with tourists for its traditional New England scenery and culture, namely: locally produced foods, bed and breakfasts, historic farms, inns, and town centers, stone walls, agricultural fairs, and antique shops.

Map of Connecticut , showing the Northeastern Connecticut region (in blue) and Windham County, Connecticut (in yellow)
The town center for Scotland, Connecticut , an example of one of the small towns in the Quiet Corner
Putnam is an example of a revitalized mill town in Northeastern Connecticut.
Mansfield Hollow Reservoir , part of the larger state park that encompasses 2,300 acres in Mansfield , Windham, and Chaplin