Enfield was settled by settlers from Salem, Massachusetts in 1679, and was later incorporated in Massachusetts in 1683. In 1749, a lawsuit stating that a surveyor's mistake misplaced a portion of today's Hartford County (which includes Enfield) within the Massachusetts state line, and the town then became a part of Connecticut.
The modern town of Enfield was created through the combination of Enfield, Thompsonville, and Hazardville, named for Colonel Augustus George Hazard, who owned a company that manufactured gunpowder in the Powder Hollow area of the town from 1830-1910. The maximum of the mill at the time when the Civil War was active was 1,200 lbs per day. Over 60 people died in many explosions in Powder Hollow when gunpowder was still being manufactured there. The mill also blew up several times, but was programmed that so if one burst the others would not. The damage and ruins of these buildings are still open to public today. Powder hollow is now the home of baseball fields and hiking trails for everyone, making them tone of the historical attractions in the town of Enfield.
Powder mill in Powder Hollow
One of the powder mill barns that remain standing. Now is open for touring and is near a hiking area where the public also tour.
Wallop School
Wallop school is a one room schoolhouse that was built in the 1800s. Now it is a mini museum and an attraction for field trips and tours of the town.
Old Town Hall
The Old Town Hall was the previous town hall of Enfield. Now it is a museum that was put into renovation a couple years ago to officially host tours and shows.
Carpet Mill Tenement
Along with having a gunpowder factory, there was also a carpet factory. The tenement was specially built for the employees of the factory, and was use for that reason until the end of that factory's days.
St. Patrick's Church
St Patrick's Church was one church that most people at those time went. It is still in use today, also a place for service hours.