Windsor Locks, Connecticut. City and Business guide.

Welcome to Windsor Locks, Connecticut.

Windsor Locks Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 12,044, at the 2000 census.but a July 1, 2002 Census estimate put the town's population at 12,237.

Dexter Corporation
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.

Until 2000, Windsor Locks was home to the oldest corporation listed on the New York Stock Exchange, The Dexter Corporation. Established in 1767 as C.H. Dexter and Sons, the company grew from a family-owned saw and grist mill and evolved into a multi-national producer of long fiber papers and chemical laminates. In its 233 years of operation, the company grew from manufacturing tissues, toilet paper, and tea bags to marketing more specialized products like medical garments and industrial finishes. Faced with a proposed buyout by International Specialty Products Incorporated in 2000, the Dexter Corporation separated its three divisions and sold them off to avoid a hostile takeover.

Windsor Locks was known as Pine Meadow for many years before its incorporation as Windsor Locks in 1854.

Windsor Locks is a small suburban town rich in history and the home of Bradley International Airport the "Gateway to New England".

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