History comes to life in Bloomfield, an area that has seen human contact for thousands of years. Visit the Public Library for a glimpse at the ancient history of the town. Drive through the area surrounding Bloomfield to discover relics of the past such as the Blue Barn, the Old Clifty Church, the oldest Church in the county, the pristinely preserved Richland-Plummer Creek Covered Bridge, the Furnace Steel Mill and the 2307-foot-long, 157-foot-tall Tulip Trestle Viaduct.