European settlement began in the 1770s and 1780s, with Willoughby mostly uncleared and covered in thick forests and marshes.
jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən sˈɛɾəlmənt bɪɡˈæn ɪnðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti z ænd wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi z, wɪð wˈɪlʌfbi mˈoʊstli ʌŋklˈɪɹd ænd kˈʌvɚd ɪn θˈɪk fˈɔːɹɪsts ænd mˈɑːɹʃᵻz.