The document provides a history of Hampton, CT from the 1600s to 2000. It discusses how the Nipmuc tribe lived in Hampton in the 1600s, hunting, fishing, dancing, and building homes. It tells a Native American story from the 1600s about corn husk dolls. It also mentions that wampum beads were used as currency by the Nipmucs and for jewelry. The history then moves to the 1700s and 1800s, discussing Hampton ingenuity including the production of spectacles and buttons, and that a governor of Connecticut once came from Hampton. It concludes with brief mentions of Hampton history in the 1900s and 2000s, including the volunteer fire company and elementary school.