View from highway - Photo - Welcome to Norfolk highway sign Community of Norfolk, Connecticut. In the heart of the Green Woods is what was later known as the Harford-Albany Turnpike, Norfolk was settled in 1774 by Cornelius Brown of Windsor. The town was incorporated in 1758. The early settlers were farmers, erecting sawmills, gristmills, and blacksmiths for their own needs. using the waterpower of the Blackberry River, the town became industrial in the 1800's, manufacturing such diverse products as linseed oil, men's hats, woolens, cheese boxes, scythes, and hoes. City of Putnam to Connecticut/New York State Line