Windsor Locks, Connecticut CT Hotels/Motels/Lodging

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Windsor Locks is a town located in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 12,043. A July 1, 2002 Census estimate put the town's population at 12,237.

Situated on the Connecticut River, the town is named after a set of canal locks. These were opened in 1829 and formed part of the Enfield Falls Canal that circumvented nearby shallows on the river.

Windsor Locks is the site of Bradley International Airport, and one-third of the town's area consists of the airport.

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The Windsor Locks High School mascot is the raider; the colors are maroon and gold.
Windsor Locks was known as Pine Meadow for many years, before its incorporation as Windsor Locks in 1854.
Connecticut's oldest newspaper is published in Windsor Locks, The Windsor Locks Journal.
Windsor Locks won the Little League World Series in 1965.
Windsor Locks claims that a Hessian soldier put up a Christmas tree in 1777 while imprisoned at the Noden-Reed House, thus making it the home of the first Christmas tree in New England.

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