| YEAR | Event |
|---|
| 1600 |
Norwich was founded and settled. |
| 1659 |
Mohegan Chief Uncas sold a nine square mile tract of land,
of which a part became Lisbon. |
| 1687 |
Newent was settled. |
| 1695 |
Newent Township was purchased. |
| 1700 |
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| 1718 |
The Norwich North East Society petitioned the
Colonial Legislation to establish a separate 45-acre parish in the
crotch between the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers. |
| 1722 |
The Colonial Legislation promulgated a resolution
naming the parish Newent. |
| 1723 |
The Newent Ecclesiastical Society erected a Meeting
House and hired a minister. |
| 1740 |
The Andrew Clark house was erected. |
| 1745 |
Various "Lisbon" land deeds were surrendered to
Capt. Samuel Bishop in their entirety. |
| 1761 |
The Lathrop-Mathewson-Ross house was erected. |
| 1786 |
Lisbon was incorporated as a separated town. |
| 1790 |
The Keystone Bridge,
the oldest freestanding bridge, was built for the U. S. Mail stagecoach route. |
| 1795 |
Rev. David Hale built his parsonage. |
| 1800 |
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| 1808 |
The Town of Lisbon purchased the Conference House. |
| 1810 |
The John Bishop house was erected. |
| 1812 |
John Bishop transferred the deed to Joseph Bishop. |
| 1837 |
The Norwich-Worcester Railroad built the first railroad tunnel
in the USA through the bank on the Quinebaug River. |
| 1858 |
The new Newent Congregational Church building was erected. |
| 1861 |
Baltic Village separated from Lisbon. |
| 1900 |
| 1932 |
The Anshei Israel Synagogue was built. |
| 1953 |
The former town Conference House was moved next to the Newent
Congregational Church. |
| 1970 |
The Lisbon Historical Society was founded. |
| 1987 |
The Lisbon Historical Society established the John Bishop
Museum. |
| 1993 |
The Lisbon Meadows Community Center barn burned. |
| 2000 |
| 2003 |
The Lisbon Meadows Community Center barn and the shed attached to the John Bishop Museum were restored. |