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is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 2,301 at the 2000 census. The town consists of rolling hill country surrounding Bantam Lake, the largest natural lake in the State, covering about 1200 acres.
Morris was settled about 1723 and organized in 1767 as the South Farms parish of Litchfield.
Morris was initially a farming community. It was incorporated as a separate town in 1859 and named for James Morris (1752-1820) a Revolutionary War soldier, who opened an academy in town in 1790. The ruins of the academy sit adjacent to the current James Morris Elementary school. Morris played a role in the Revolutionary War with many homes serving as quarters for revolutionaries from Maine and Vermont during their journey south to battles in New York.