Channel 3 caught up with Enfieldâs mayor to break it all down.
Enfield, which is on the Connecticut and Massachusetts state line actually used to be part of Massachusetts in 1683 when it was settled.
Annexed in Connecticut in 1749, the population today is around 45,000 people.
Mayor Michael Ludwick talks about what makes the town so extraordinary.
The most famous alum from Enfield?
âSo, it could be any of three: Mary Baskerville, current womenâs basketball player at Providence College; Craig Janney, former high school hockey player who played with the Bruins and the Blues; and Elijah Churchill who was American Revolutionary soldier who got an award that turned out to be the Purple Heart,â Ludwick said.