Killingly

Killingly is a town with roughly 18,000 people and encompasses 50 square miles in northeastern Connecticut. It consists of the borough of Danielson and the villages of Attawaugan, Ballouville, Dayville, East Killingly, Rogers and South Killingly. Founded in 1708, Killingly is home to several locations on the National Register of Historic Places including the Main and Broad Street Historic Districts and the old Killingly High School. Killingly was home to Charles Tiffany, owner of Tiffany and Company and Mary Kies, the first woman in the United States to receive a patent. Killingly Public Schools has a Family Resource Center & Preschool, two elementary schools, a middle school, a high school and is home to a vocational technical school and a community college. Major employers include Frito Lay, Spirol International, Automatic Rolls, United Natural Foods, Rite Aid, and Staples.