In 1790, nine men left Attleboro, Massachusetts, in search of good cheap land and found the well-drained land they were seeking in this area, as well as a warmer climate. They are known as the “Nine Partners” and, in 1890, Harford Township commemorated its centennial by erecting the Nine Partners Monument in the woods off Nine Partners Road where the original settlers laid out their lands. Historically, agriculture and logging have been the township's economic mainstays. Today many of the township's inhabitants still gain their livelihoods from agriculture and extractive industries, ranging from berry farms to bluestone quarries.
Of the township's two villages, Harford, with a population of approximately 200 citizens, is the larger. Kingsley on the township's western edge has half that number. Graced with a good number of pre–Civil War houses, nineteenth-century Harford then had the usual craftsmen's shops and stores, but today it is almost completely residential.
Writing Credits
If SAH Archipedia has been useful to you, please consider supporting it.
SAH Archipedia tells the story of the United States through its buildings, landscapes, and cities. This freely available resource empowers the public with authoritative knowledge that deepens their understanding and appreciation of the built environment. But the Society of Architectural Historians, which created SAH Archipedia with University of Virginia Press, needs your support to maintain the high-caliber research, writing, photography, cartography, editing, design, and programming that make SAH Archipedia a trusted online resource available to all who value the history of place, heritage tourism, and learning.