Order in the Connecticut River Valley of Vermont, 1791 1850 publisher Cambridge University Press ... The Connecticut River A Photographic Journey into the Heart of New England publisher Wesleyan University ...Geobox River Name section name Connecticut River native name other name other name1 category River category ... Gill town line in western Massachusetts Country etc. country United States country1 state Connecticut ... Springfield, Massachusetts city1 Hartford, Connecticut Geography length imperial 407 watershed imperial 11250 discharge location Thompsonville, Connecticut Thompsonville, CT discharge average imperial ... Hampshire West Lebanon, NH discharge1 average imperial 6600 Source source name Fourth Connecticut ... 2660 source length imperial Mouth mouth name Long Island Sound mouth location Old Saybrook, Connecticut Old Saybrook and Old Lyme, Connecticut Old Lyme mouth district mouth region mouth state Connecticut ref Gnis 206425 Connecticut River ref mouth country mouth lat d 41 mouth lat m 16 mouth lat ... White River tributary right1 Free fields free name free value Map section map Connecticut River Map.gif map size 300 map caption River map, with major tributaries and selected dams. The Connecticut ... roughly south, starting from the Fourth Connecticut Lake in New Hampshire . After flowing through the remaining Connecticut Lakes and Lake Francis Murphy Dam Lake Francis , it defines the border ..., the river enters Connecticut , where it spurred the growth of Hartford, Connecticut Hartford ... miles south of Springfield. From Hartford, the Connecticut River veers southeastward and ultimately discharges into the Long Island Sound at Old Saybrook, Connecticut Old Saybrook and Old Lyme, Connecticut . The Connecticut River has a total length of convert 407 mi km 0 , and a drainage basin extending ... cuft m3 per second. The Connecticut River is tidal up to Windsor Locks, Connecticut , approximately ... of the few important rivers in the United States without a major city at its mouth. The Connecticut ... more details
Connecticut Yankee or A Connecticut Yankee may refer to A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur s Court , an 1889 novel by Mark Twain A Connecticut Yankee musical A Connecticut Yankee musical , a Broadway musical based on the novel A Connecticut Yankee film A Connecticut Yankee film , a 1931 sound film adaptation of the novel but not the musical Connecticut Yankee Nuclear Power Plant , a nuclear power plant in Connecticut See also A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur s Court disambiguation Connecticut Yankees disambiguation disambig ... more details
. Connecticut Avenue used to end at University Boulevard Maryland State Highway 193 . However, Concord ...Refimprove date July 2008 File Connecticut Avenue NW facing north towards Dupont Circle.jpg thumb right Connecticut Avenue, looking north, from Farragut Square Connecticut Avenue is a major thoroughfare ... friendship in the early American Republic. George Washington University, Washington, D.C. ISBN ... Pierre Peter Charles L Enfant on its website. ref Course Image Connecticut Avenue Dupont Circle.JPG thumb The Connecticut Avenue tunnel runs underneath Dupont Circle, Washington, D.C. Dupont Circle . Connecticut ... by Farragut Square . North of Farragut Square and K Street Washington, D.C. K Street , Connecticut ... end restaurants, historical buildings such as Sedgwick Gardens , hotels, and shopping. As Connecticut ..., there was no tunnel, and all vehicular traffic on Connecticut Avenue went through the circle. The tunnel was built in 1949. After crossing Florida Avenue near the Hilton Washington hotel, Connecticut ... Triangle district extends eastward from Connecticut, while Sheridan Kalorama lies to the west ... Park, Connecticut Avenue is carried over a deep Klingle Road valley on another Connecticut Avenue ... Zoological Park is located along Connecticut Avenue, halfway between the Woodley Park Zoo Adams Morgan and Cleveland Park Washington Metro Metro stations. Also located along this stretch of Connecticut ... side streets. Image Connecticut Avenue in Dupont Circle.JPG thumb Connecticut Avenue, near the intersection ... in the background. After passing the main campus of the University of the District of Columbia near the Forest Hills Washington, D.C. Van Ness metrorail station, Connecticut Avenue exits the District of Columbia at Chevy Chase Circle, which is at the intersection of Connecticut and Western Avenue Washington ... Center is on this stretch of Connecticut Avenue, as is the Chevy Chase Club . After interchanging with the Interstate 495 Capital Beltway Capital Beltway at Exit 33, Connecticut Avenue enters Kensington ... more details
Rockfall is a village comprising the northern section of the New England town town of Middlefield, Connecticut Middlefield , Connecticut . Connecticut geo stub Middlesex County, Connecticut coord 41.537 72.6999 display title Category Middlefield, Connecticut Category Villages in Connecticut Category Populated places in Middlesex County, Connecticut ... more details
Connecticut Yankees may refer to Connecticut Yankees RFC , a rugby union team based in Norwalk, ConnecticutConnecticut Yankees soccer , a soccer team based in Hartford, Connecticut from 1972 1978 Rudy Vall e and the Connecticut Yankees , band led by Rudy Vall e See also A Connecticut Yankee disambiguation disambig ... more details
Infobox settlement official name Willington, Connecticut settlement type New England town Town image skyline Track Nine Diner, Willington CT.jpg imagesize 250px image caption Track Nine Diner on Connecticut ... map caption Location within Tolland County, Connecticut image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 ... United States subdivision type1 U.S. state State subdivision name1 Connecticut subdivision type2 NECTA ... Willington is a New England town town in Tolland County, Connecticut Tolland County , Connecticut ... River borders the town on the west. Willington is about 25 miles northeast of Hartford, Connecticut Hartford on Interstate 84 in Connecticut Interstate 84 , which also provides a connection to Boston ..., RI is accessible via U.S. Route 44 in Connecticut U.S. Route 44 . Larger communities nearby include Coventry, Connecticut Coventry , Stafford, Connecticut Stafford , Tolland, Connecticut Tolland , and Willimantic, Connecticut Willimantic . The University of Connecticut is located in adjacent Mansfield, Connecticut Mansfield . The new public library formerly located within Hall Memorial middle school ... , historian, Unitarian minister and President of Harvard University . A street named in his honor ... of the Boy Scouts of America . Troop 82 is a member of the Nipmuck District of the Connecticut Rivers ... choices as of 1989 were Bolton High School Connecticut Bolton High School in Bolton, Connecticut E. O. Smith High School in Mansfield, Connecticut Vocational Agriculture Curriculum Only Windham High School Connecticut Windham High School in Windham, Connecticut Windham Technical High School in Windham, Connecticut. See also Portal Connecticut References references External links http www.willingtonct.org Willington, Connecticut Official Website http www.tourism.state.ct.us tourism regions default.asp ... BSA Troop 82 Willington, CT Tolland County, ConnecticutConnecticut Category Towns in Tolland County, Connecticut Category 1727 establishments Category Willington, Connecticut ca Willington Connecticut ... more details
As part of New England , Connecticut has undergone much geologic change shaped by plate tectonics , volcanism , and glacial activity. Appalachian Mountains During the early Triassic , the super continent Pangea was formed as the Iapetus Ocean closed up and the Proto North America proto North American continent collided with Avalonia , part of modern day Africa . This caused great uplift and the creation of the Appalachian Mountains , which, at the time, were bigger than modern day Himalayas . Erosion of the Appalachian Mountains now exposes metamorphic rocks once very deep in the Earth s mantle geology mantle and uplifted during this time period. Eastern Border Fault About 200 million years after this collision and the formation of Pangea, during the middle of the Mesozoic Era, the Atlantic Ocean floor started spreading and great extensional forces were experienced, resulting in Geologic fault faulting . Connecticut s famous Eastern Border Fault was created, a fault which begins in New Haven, Connecticut New Haven and stretches 130 miles up to Keene, New Hampshire . As a result, the land west of this fault was downset, creating a rift valley and causing the land to tilt an average of 15 ... s terminal moraine in Rocky Hill, Connecticut and back up into the Connecticut River . The glacial ... Valley This soft surface has since been downcutting downcut , resedimented and oft flooded by the Connecticut River , making it a very soft, nutrient replenished area and host to the majority of Connecticut s farmland soils. The land on either side of the Connecticut River Valley is less suitable ... and lack the soft fluvial sediments so prominent in the Connecticut River Valley region. External links http www.wesleyan.edu ctgeology Wesleyan University s Connecticut Geology http www.wesleyan.edu ctgeology images CtGeoMap big.jpg Map of Connecticut Bedrock Geology United States topic title Geology of the United States by political division prefix Geology of Category Geology of Connecticut ... more details
Coastal Connecticut , often colloquially referred to by state residents as the Connecticut Shore or the Connecticut Shoreline, comprises all of Connecticut s southern border along Long Island Sound , from Greenwich, Connecticut Greenwich in the west to Stonington, Connecticut Stonington in the east, as well as the tidal portions of the Housatonic River , Quinnipiac River , Connecticut River , and Thames River Connecticut Thames River . It includes the southern sections of the state s Fairfield County, Connecticut Fairfield , New Haven County, Connecticut New Haven , Middlesex County, Connecticut Middlesex and New London County, Connecticut New London counties. The region, as defined in the Connecticut .... Towns in the coastal area This is a list of the towns and cities of Coastal Connecticut listed in geographical order from west to east. div col cols 4 Greenwich, Connecticut Greenwich Stamford, Connecticut Stamford Darien, Connecticut Darien Norwalk, Connecticut Norwalk Westport, Connecticut Westport Fairfield, Connecticut Fairfield Bridgeport, Connecticut Bridgeport Stratford, Connecticut Stratford Shelton, Connecticut Shelton Milford, Connecticut Milford Orange, Connecticut Orange West Haven, Connecticut West Haven New Haven, Connecticut New Haven Hamden, Connecticut Hamden North Haven, Connecticut North Haven East Haven, Connecticut East Haven Branford, Connecticut Branford Guilford, Connecticut Guilford Madison, Connecticut Madison Clinton, Connecticut Clinton Westbrook, Connecticut Westbrook Deep River, Connecticut Deep River Chester, Connecticut Chester Essex, Connecticut Essex Old Saybrook, Connecticut Old Saybrook Lyme, Connecticut Lyme Old Lyme, Connecticut Old Lyme East Lyme, Connecticut East Lyme Waterford, Connecticut Waterford New London, Connecticut New London Montville, Connecticut Montville Norwich, Connecticut Norwich Preston, Connecticut Preston Ledyard, Connecticut Ledyard Groton, Connecticut Groton Stonington, Connecticut Stonington div col end References ... more details
editor, Connecticut History and Culture An Historical overview and Resource Guide for Teachers , published by the Connecticut Historical Commission, 1985, chapter unnumbered titled Connecticut 1865 1914 ... company owned housing, and the Connecticut General Assembly passed a strict tramp law aimed at workers ... career at the University of Chicago , Yale University Yale and Harvard University Harvard . He was the co ... years. See also Neighborhoods of Norwich, Connecticut National Register of Historic Places listings in New London County, Connecticut References reflist New London County, Connecticut National Register of Historic Places Category Second Empire architecture in Connecticut Category Georgian architecture in Connecticut Category Norwich, Connecticut Category Populated places in New London County, Connecticut Category Villages in Connecticut Category Early American industrial centers Category Historic districts in New London County, Connecticut ... more details
. Samuel Pickering b. 1949 Professor at the University of Connecticut, inspiration for the character Mr. Keating in the Academy Award winning film The Dead Poets Society See also Mansfield, Connecticut Mansfield , ConnecticutUniversity of Connecticut Edwin Oscar Smith High School WHUS References reflist Tolland County, ConnecticutConnecticut coord 41 48 30 N 72 14 58 W type city region US CT display title Category Census designated places in Tolland County, Connecticut Category Mansfield, Connecticut Category University towns in the United States Category Villages in Connecticut es Storrs Connecticut nl Storrs pt Storrs Connecticut vo Storrs ...Image CTMap doton Storrs.png right thumb 250px Location of Storrs in Connecticut Image Storrs Congregational Church, Storrs CT.jpg thumb right 200px center Storrs Congregational Church, center Storrs is a census designated place and part of the town of Mansfield, Connecticut Mansfield , Connecticut located in eastern Tolland County, Connecticut Tolland County . The population was 10,996 at the 2000 census. It is dominated economically and demographically by the presence of the main campus of the University of Connecticut . It was named after Charles & Augustus Storrs, two brothers who founded the University of Connecticut originally called the Storrs Agricultural College by giving the land convert 170 acre km2 and 5,000 in 1871 ref http resource.uconn.edu history index.html ref In the aftermath of September 2005 s Hurricane Katrina , Storrs was named by Slate magazine Slate as America s Best Place to Avoid Death Due to Natural Disaster. ref http www.slate.com id 2126321 ref Geography According to the United States Census Bureau , the community has a total area of 14.8 km 5.7 mi . 14.7 km 5.7 mi of it is land and 0.1 km 0.04 mi of it 0.53 is water. Demographics As of the census GR 2 of 2000, there were 10,996 people, 1,630 households, and 645 families ... more details
index.html?PHPSESSID 5cf07d9d317d048268d28da02d1590a7 ref A University of Connecticut development ...Cleanup rewrite date May 2009 Infobox settlement official name Oxford, Connecticut image map Oxford CT lg.PNG map cpation Location in New Haven County, Connecticut settlement type New England town Town ... type1 U.S. state State subdivision name1 Connecticut subdivision type2 NECTA subdivision name2 ... County, Connecticut New Haven County , Connecticut , United States . The population was 12,272 at the United ... connecticut 22landct.html?scp 1&sq oxford, 20ct&st cse work The New York Times title New Data Track ... Middle School sixth through eighth grade and Oxford High School Connecticut Oxford High School . In 2008 ... Before the school was constructed, students were split between Seymour High School in Seymour, Connecticut Seymour and Masuk High School in Monroe, Connecticut Monroe . Oxford High School had 570 students ... Oxford Airport The town is bisected by Route 67 Connecticut Route 67 that begins in Woodbridge, Connecticut Woodbridge and ends in New Milford, Connecticut New Milford . Route 188 Connecticut Route 188 runs through the Quaker Farms section of town. Other major roads in town are Route 34 Connecticut ... Dam Bridge and Route 42 Connecticut Route 42 in the eastern section of town. Waterbury Oxford Airport , with the second largest runway in Connecticut ref name autogenerated2 http www.ct.gov dot ... and Middlebury, CT. The airport, which is owned and operated by the Connecticut Department ... is water. The towns bordering Oxford are Beacon Falls, Connecticut Beacon Falls , Middlebury, Connecticut Middlebury , Monroe, Connecticut Monroe , Naugatuck, Connecticut Naugatuck , Newtown, Connecticut Newtown , Seymour, Connecticut Seymour and Southbury, Connecticut Southbury . Historic places ... and Gristmill Site added September 17, 2001 Local media Connecticut Post A Bridgeport daily. Waterbury .... The local cable station is Comcast of Western Connecticut located in Seymour. Local media broadcasting ... more details
of Connecticut , Yale University Press, 1937 ref ref H.R. Timlow, http books.google.com books download ..., Connecticut Cheshire New Haven County, Connecticut New Haven County and Southington, Connecticut Southington Hartford County, Connecticut Hartford County , Connecticut lat degrees 41 lat minutes ... locmapin Connecticut area architect Multiple architecture Greek Revival architecture Greek Revival ... town town of Southington, Connecticut Southington in Hartford County, Connecticut Hartford County , Connecticut , United States . It is generally the area in the vicinity of the intersection of Route 322 Connecticut Route 322 and Marion Avenue just north of the Cheshire, Connecticut Cheshire town ... in the Marion neighborhood is addressed as Plantsville, Connecticut 06479 . History Marion was first ..., Connecticut Farmington . The area now known as Marion was called Little Plain and extended south from the bluff now named French Hill to the Cheshire, Connecticut Cheshire border town line ... south road from Bristol, Connecticut Bristol to New Haven, Connecticut New Haven now Marion Avenue that passed ..., Connecticut Farmington and marched convert 13 mi km to Marion, where they made their eighth camp along their Washington Rochambeau Revolutionary Route route through Connecticut . They remained in the area ... B. Frost House Barnes Tavern , Connecticut Historical Commission ref The Meriden Waterbury Turnpike ..., Connecticut Waterbury . Suburban growth continued in the subsequent decades. The period from the late ... on December 21, 1988, as a result of a nomination submitted by the Connecticut Historical Commission ... the town line in the town of Cheshire, Connecticut Cheshire . ref name nrhp Architectural styles ... thumb left Schoolhouse on Marion Avenue References Reflist Hartford County, Connecticut Category Geography of Hartford County, Connecticut Category Neighborhoods in Connecticut Category Southington, Connecticut vo Marion Connecticut ... more details
US Revolutionary War The Connecticut Line was a formation within the Continental Army. The term Connecticut Line referred to the quota of numbered infantry regiments assigned to Connecticut at various ... of the war, 27 infantry regiments were assigned to the Connecticut Line. This included the eight ..., the eight Connecticut regiments of 1777, S.B. Webb s Additional Continental Regiment, which later became the 9th Connecticut Regiment, and four new regiments created by consolidation in 1781. Not all ... Continental Regiment Webb s Regiment was allotted to the Connecticut Line on July 24, 1780, and officially designated the 9th Connecticut Regiment. The 9th Connecticut Regiment was consolidated with the 2d Connecticut Regiment on January 1, 1781. Half of Sherburne s Additional Continental Regiment was drawn Rhode Island and half from Connecticut. Still other Continental infantry regiments and smaller .... Connecticut Provincial Regiments, 1775 On April 23, 1775, the Massachusetts Provincial Congress ... for assistance in raising an army of 30,000 men. In response, the Connecticut Assembly voted, on April 27, 1775, to contribute 6,000 men to this army. The Connecticut troops were formed into six infantry regiments. Connecticut infantry regiments had an official establishment of 1,046 officers and men ... of New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut, that were blockading Boston. This was done ..., 853. ref The 1st Connecticut Provincial Regiment 1775 was commanded by Colonel David Wooster . Wooster ... designation in August. The 2d Connecticut Provincial Regiment 1775 was commanded by Colonel ... Connecticut Provincial Regiment 1775 was commanded by Colonel Israel Putnam . In August 1775, Putnam s Regiment was designated The 34th Regiment of Foot. The 4th Connecticut Provincial Regiment 1775 ... York, Department in 1775 and did not receive an additional designation in August. The 5th Connecticut .... The 6th Connecticut Provincial Regiment 1775 was commanded by Colonel Samuel Holden Parsons ... more details
Infobox settlement official name Ellington, Connecticut settlement type New England town Town image skyline ... 250px map caption Location in Tolland County, Connecticut established title Incorporated established ... name1 Connecticut subdivision type2 NECTA subdivision name2 Hartford subdivision type3 Region subdivision ... footnotes Ellington is a New England town town in Tolland County, Connecticut Tolland County , Connecticut , United States . Ellington was incorporated in May, 1786, from East Windsor, Connecticut East ... at Princeton University date September 2004 url http iussp2005.princeton.edu download.aspx?submissionId ... of it 1.59 is water. Ellington is bordered by the towns of East Windsor, Connecticut East Windsor , South Windsor, Connecticut South Windsor , Vernon, Connecticut Vernon , Tolland, Connecticut Tolland , Willington, Connecticut Willington , Stafford, Connecticut Stafford , Somers, Connecticut Somers , and Enfield, Connecticut Enfield . The town has a panhandle extending to the east that extends to the Willimantic River and encompasses Crystal Lake, Connecticut Crystal Lake . A large portion of the town ... Map of Shenipsit State Forest Connecticut DEP ref Neighborhoods Crystal Lake, Connecticut Crystal Lake Ellington Center, Connecticut Ellington Center Sadd s Mill Windermere Demographics ..., 2005 publisher Connecticut Secretary of State format PDF accessdate 2006 10 02 url http www.sots.ct.gov ... , each being about a ten to fifteen minute drive from most parts of town. Several Connecticut State Roads run through town Connecticut Route 30 Stafford Rd. The North South arterial in the Crystal Lake, Connecticut Crystal Lake section of town. Connecticut Route 83 West Rd. & Somers Rd. The main North South arterial running through the middle of the town. Connecticut Route 74 Wapping Wood Rd. & Windsorville Rd. On the Southern edge of town, a major road in Ellington s Five corners. Connecticut Route ..., running the complete width of town. Connecticut Route 286 Pinney St. & Main St. An arterial ... more details
Infobox settlement official name Colebrook, Connecticut image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 coordinates display inline,title coordinates region US CT subdivision type Country subdivision name United States subdivision type1 U.S. state State subdivision name1 Connecticut subdivision type2 NECTA subdivision name2 None subdivision type3 Region subdivision name3 Litchfield Hills settlement type New England ... Location in Litchfield County, Connecticut government type Board of selectmen Selectman town meeting ... footnotes Colebrook is a New England town town in Litchfield County, Connecticut Litchfield County , Connecticut , United States . The population was 1,471 at the 2000 United States Census 2000 census ... Connecticut Secretary of State format PDF accessdate 2006 10 02 url http www.sots.ct.gov ElectionsServices ... center 1,122 align center 100 Transportation The town is served by Route 8 Connecticut Route 8 , Route 182 Connecticut Route 182 , and Route 183 Connecticut Route 183 . Notable locations Rock Hall Colebrook, Connecticut , listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Notable residents Abiram Chamberlain 1837 1911 , the 60th Governor of Connecticut was born in Colebrook. Donald Barr novelist ... Reedy and His Magazine , University of Missouri Press , 1998, pp. 256 259 http books.google.co.uk ... Phelps 1822 1900 , judge, Connecticut Representative and Senator, and US Congressman was born in town ... Connecticut http www.artsnwct.org Northwest Connecticut Arts Council http www.litchfieldhills.com app index.jsp Northwest Connecticut Convention and Visitors Bureau http www.nwctc.commnet.edu Northwestern Connecticut Community College in Winsted Connecticut Litchfield County, Connecticut Category Colebrook, Connecticut Category Towns in Litchfield County, Connecticut ca Colebrook Connecticut es Colebrook Connecticut fr Colebrook Connecticut it Colebrook Connecticut ht Colebrook, Connecticut sv Colebrook, Connecticut vo Colebrook Connecticut ... more details
Clark University accessdate 2010 05 30 ref Principal communities Falls Village, Connecticut ...This article is about the town of Canaan. For the community of Canaan in the town of North Canaan, Connecticut North Canaan , see Canaan CDP , Connecticut . Infobox settlement official name Town of Canaan settlement type New England town Town image skyline imagesize image caption image map Canaan CT lg.PNG mapsize 250px image flag image seal CanaanCTseal.jpg map caption Location in Litchfield County, Connecticut established title Incorporated established date 1739 subdivision type2 subdivision name2 government type Board of selectmen Selectman town meeting image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 coordinates ... States subdivision type1 U.S. state State subdivision name1 Connecticut subdivision type2 NECTA subdivision name2 None subdivision type3 Region subdivision name3 Northwestern Connecticut leader title ... County, Connecticut Litchfield County , Connecticut , United States . The population was 1,081 at the 2000 ... of its principal constituent village, Falls Village, Connecticut Falls Village . ref http www.canaanfallsvillage.org ... as of October 25, 2005 publisher Connecticut Secretary of State format PDF accessdate 2006 10 02 ... The town is served by U.S. Route 7 in Connecticut U.S. Route 7 , Connecticut Route 63 Route 63 , and Connecticut Route 126 Route 126 . Pictures gallery Image PostcardCanaanCtFamousElm19081914.jpg ... references External links Portal Connecticut http www.canaanfallsvillage.org Town government Web site http www.artsnwct.org Northwest Connecticut Arts Council http www.litchfieldhills.com app index.jsp Northwest Connecticut Convention and Visitors Bureau Connecticut Litchfield County, Connecticut Category Towns in Litchfield County, Connecticut Category Canaan town , Connecticut es Canaan Connecticut fr Canaan Connecticut it Canaan Connecticut ht Canaan, Connecticut nl Canaan pt Canaan Connecticut sv Canaan, Connecticut vo Canaan Connecticut ... more details
Refimprove date October 2009 Infobox settlement official name Woodbridge, Connecticut image map1 mapsize1 ... subdivision name United States subdivision type1 U.S. state State subdivision name1 Connecticut subdivision ... image map Woodbridge CT lg.PNG mapsize 250x200px map caption Location in New Haven, Connecticut ... in New Haven County, Connecticut New Haven County , Connecticut , United States . The population was 8,983 at the 2000 United States Census 2000 census . It is one of the wealthiest towns in Connecticut , ranking 16th in the state Connecticut locations by per capita income Connecticut places ranked ... staff faculty of Yale University . The town center is listed on the National Register of Historic Places ... been carved out of land originally belonging to New Haven, Connecticut New Haven and Milford, Connecticut ... Marella Republican , who stepped down to accept a job as Deputy Commissioner of the Connecticut Department ... with the town of Bethany, Connecticut Bethany , which is located north of Woodbridge. High School Woodbridge also shares the Amity Regional High School with the neighboring towns of Bethany, Connecticut Bethany and Orange, Connecticut Orange . The high school is located in Woodbridge s town center ... is accredited by the Connecticut Association of Independent Schools and affiliated with the Solomon ... wealthy West Rock and the New Haven neighborhood of Westville, Connecticut Westville . Neighboring towns are Bethany, Connecticut Bethany to the north, Hamden, Connecticut Hamden to the east, New Haven, Connecticut New Haven to the southeast, Orange, Connecticut Orange to the south, and Derby, Connecticut Derby , Ansonia, Connecticut Ansonia , and Seymour, Connecticut Seymour to the west. Image ... as of October 25, 2005 publisher Connecticut Secretary of State format PDF accessdate 2006 10 ... and its good school district, Woodbridge is considered one of the most educated towns in Connecticut ... in Connecticut. Notable Residents, past and present Guido Calabresi , Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals ... more details
Infobox settlement official name Cromwell, Connecticut established title Incorporated established date 1851 subdivision type2 subdivision name2 government type Board of selectmen Selectman town meeting settlement type New England town Town image flag image seal CromwellCTseal.gif image skyline imagesize image caption image map Cromwell CT lg.PNG mapsize 250px map caption Location within Middlesex County, Connecticut image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 coordinates display inline,title coordinates region ... subdivision name1 Connecticut subdivision type2 NECTA subdivision name2 Hartford subdivision type3 ... England town town in Middlesex County, Connecticut Middlesex County , Connecticut , United States ... . ref Crofut, Florence S. Mary. Guide to the History and Historic Sites of Connecticut, Vol. 2 , pg. 469. Tercentenary Commission of the State of Connecticut for the Connecticut Daughters of the American Revolution, Yale University Press, New Haven, 1937. ref Points of interest On the National Register of Historic Places Main Street Historic District Cromwell, Connecticut Main Street Historic District ... on Connecticut Route 99 Since July 27, 1979 Sage Kirby House &ndash 93 Shunpike Road since April 29 .... The Central Connecticut Expressway Route 9 , opened at the end of 1989, enhances the Town s location ... Connecticut Secretary of State format PDF accessdate 2006 10 02 url http www.sots.ct.gov ElectionsServices ... Reflist External links Portal Connecticut http www.cromwellct.com Town government Web site http www.enjoycentralct.com index.cfm Central Regional Tourism District Connecticut Middlesex County, Connecticut Category Cromwell, Connecticut Category Towns in Middlesex County, Connecticut Category Populated places on the Connecticut River ca Cromwell Connecticut de Cromwell Connecticut es Cromwell Connecticut it Cromwell Connecticut ht Cromwell, Connecticut sv Cromwell, Connecticut vo Cromwell Connecticut ... more details
Infobox settlement official name Norfolk, Connecticut settlement type New England town Town image skyline ... map caption Location in Lichfield County, Connecticut image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 coordinates ... States subdivision type1 U.S. state State subdivision name1 Connecticut subdivision type2 NECTA ... County, Connecticut Litchfield County , Connecticut , United States . The population was 1,660 ... sea level, and the town is sometimes called the Icebox of Connecticut for its severe winters and particularly cool summers. The town is bordered on the west by Canaan, Connecticut Canaan , Connecticut and North Canaan, Connecticut North Canaan , Connecticut on the north by New Marlborough, Massachusetts ... by Colebrook, Connecticut Colebrook , Connecticut and Winchester, Connecticut Winchester , Connecticut and on the south by Goshen, Connecticut Goshen , Connecticut . Principal communities Norfolk ... age 65 or over. Transportation The main thoroughfares of the town are Route 44 Connecticut Route 44 going east west, and also known as Greenwoods Road and Route 272 Connecticut Route 272 going north ... House Norfolk, Connecticut Gould House listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Haystack ... Norfolk, Connecticut Hillside listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Infinity Hall an 1883 opera house and concert hall. Low House Norfolk, Connecticut Low House listed on the National ... to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. Rockwell House Norfolk, Connecticut Rockwell House listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Tom Thumb House Norfolk, Connecticut Tom Thumb House listed on the National Register of Historic Places. World War I Memorial Norfolk, Connecticut ... Hopkins University School of Medicine , was born in Norfolk, scion of a family of Norfolk physicians ... T.W. Crissey, History of Norfolk, Litchfield County, Connecticut Everett, MA Massachusetts Pub. Co., 1900 A.V. Waldecker ed. , Norfolk, Connecticut 1900 1975 Norfolk Norfolk Bicen. Comm., 1976 External ... more details
About the private institution in New London, Connecticut the public university in Storrs, ConnecticutUniversity of Connecticut Infobox University name Connecticut College native name image name conncoll ..., Connecticut New London , Connecticut . The college was founded in 1911, as Connecticut College for Women , in response to Wesleyan University closing its doors to women the college changed its name to Connecticut ... card 2011 schools connecticut college format URL page 1 accessdate January 19, 2011 ref debt rector ... other profess alumni city New London, Connecticut New London state Connecticut province country ... Suburban free label free sports 28 varsity teams, ref http www.conncoll.edu athletics index.php Connecticut College Athletics . Connecticut College. Conncoll.edu. Accessed 30 January 2010. ref 12 club ... coord 41 22 42.36 N 72 06 16.81 W display title type edu Connecticut College Conn College or Conn ... Connecticut Thames River , overlooking the Long Island Sound on the highest point in New London. It is a member ... the group of colleges called the Little Ivies . Forbes ranked Connecticut College 62 in its America s Best Colleges list in 2011 ref cite news url http www.forbes.com colleges connecticut college work Forbes title 83 Connecticut College date 2010 08 11 ref and U.S. News and World Report ranked ... centers, ref http www.braintrack.com college u connecticut college Connecticut College . BrainTrack. Braintrack.com. Accessed 21 March 2010. ref Connecticut College is in the midst of a major fundraising ... spaces. Connecticut College s fourth strategic plan 2004 introduced the College s new mission statement Connecticut College educates students to put the liberal arts into action as citizens in a global society. ref http www.conncoll.edu about abo mission statement.htm Connecticut College About Connecticut College Mission . Connecticut College. Conncoll.edu. Accessed 30 January 2010. ref According to CNN Money , Connecticut College was the most expensive college in the United States in 2010 with a tuition ... more details
The U.S. state of Connecticut began as three distinct settlements, referred to at the time as Colonies ... in Connecticut main New Netherland Saybrook Colony New Haven Colony Connecticut Colony Various ... the first Europeans in Connecticut. In 1614 Adriaen Block explored the coast of Long Island Sound , and sailed up the Connecticut River at least as far as the confluence of the Park River Connecticut Park River , site of modern Hartford, Connecticut . By 1623, the new Dutch West India Company regularly ... Colony in Massachusetts . They settled at Windsor, Connecticut Windsor in 1633, Wethersfield, Connecticut Wethersfield in 1634, and Hartford, Connecticut Hartford in 1636. Thomas Hooker led ... of the Connecticut River, where Old Saybrook, Connecticut Fort Saybrook , was erected in 1636 ... in Connecticut and Rhode Island . Communication and travel were too difficult, and it was also ... burned out of their village, Mystic massacre hunted down and massacred . On May 1, 1637, leaders of Connecticut ... house in Hartford. This was the start of self government in Connecticut. They pooled their militia .... Under the Fundamental Orders Main Fundamental Orders of ConnecticutConnecticut Colony The River ... growth and expansion grew under this new regime. On April 22, 1662, the Connecticut Colony succeeded ... with the Fundamental Orders. The only significant change was that it called for a single Connecticut ... I to death. The colony was absorbed by the Connecticut Colony partly as royal punishment by Charles ... renewed fighting to Connecticut. Although primarily a war affecting Massachusetts, Connecticut ... in Connecticut. The Dominion of New England In 1686, Edmund Andros Sir Edmund Andros was commissioned ... superseded Connecticut s 1662 charter. At first, Connecticut ignored this situation. But in late October ... Dominion, he mostly ignored Connecticut. Aside from some taxes demanded and sent to Boston, Connecticut ... arrested Andros and sent him back to England in chains. The Connecticut court met and voted on May ... more details
Hospital, Connecticut Valley Hospital, Liberty Bank , and Wesleyan University are major employers. Located ... University crew boathouses. July 4 festivities, as well as the Head of the Connecticut Regatta event ...Refimprove article date January 2008 Infobox settlement official name Middletown, Connecticut settlement ..., Connecticut image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 coordinates display inline,title coordinates region ... name1 Connecticut subdivision type2 NECTA subdivision name2 Hartford subdivision type3 Region ... footnotes ref http www.city data.com city Middletown Connecticut.html Middletown, Connecticut CT ... County, Connecticut Middlesex County , Connecticut , along the Connecticut River , in the central part of the state, 16 miles 26 km south of Hartford, Connecticut Hartford . In 1650, it was incorporated ... downtown serving as a college town for Wesleyan University . Middletown was the county seat of Middlesex County, Connecticut Middlesex County from its creation in 1785 until the elimination of county ... of 47,481. Middletown, Connecticut is considered the southernmost city in the Hartford Springfield ... also National Register of Historic Places listings in Middletown, Connecticut The land on the western bank of the Connecticut River where Middletown now lies was home to the Mattabesett Native Americans ... settlers arrived in the region, the Mattabesetts were a part of the group of tribes in the Connecticut .... ref ref name W Middlesex County Historical Society and Wesleyan University Library s Special Collections ... the first Europeans arrived from nearby Connecticut colonies in 1650. Life was not easy among these early ... legally punishable by death in the Connecticut colonies included, witchcraft, blasphemy, cursing or smiting ..., Middletown became the largest and most prosperous settlement in Connecticut. By the time of the American ... Middletown had the third largest African slave population in the state of Connecticut 218 slaves ... at the mouth of the Connecticut River, and later sought the creation of Middlesex County in 1785. The name ... more details
Infobox settlement official name Burlington, Connecticut established title Incorporated established date 1806 subdivision type2 subdivision name2 government type Board of selectmen Selectman town meeting settlement type New England town Town image flag image seal BurlingtonCTseal.gif image skyline imagesize image caption image map Burlington CT lg.PNG mapsize 250 px map caption Location within Hartford County, Connecticut image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 coordinates display inline,title coordinates region US CT subdivision type Country subdivision name United States subdivision type1 U.S. state State subdivision name1 Connecticut subdivision type2 NECTA subdivision name2 Hartford subdivision type3 Region subdivision name3 Central Connecticut leader title First selectman leader name Theodore C. Shafer ref http burlingtonct.us wp content uploads 2010 11 Election Results for November 8.pdf ref ..., Connecticut Hartford County , Connecticut , United States . Situated at the foot of the Berkshires ... Census 2000 census . Burlington is home to the State of Connecticut Fish Hatchery and the Nepaug ... of Connecticut. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total ... 25, 2005 publisher Connecticut Secretary of State format PDF accessdate 2006 10 02 url http ... 10 serves the Connecticut towns of Burlington and Harwinton, Connecticut Harwinton and was established ... Hamline 1797 1865 , a Methodist Episcopal bishop and founder of Hamline University was born in Burlington. References Reflist External links Portal Connecticut http www.burlingtonct.us Official web site http www.burlingtonctlibrary.info Burlington Public Library Connecticut Hartford County, Connecticut Category Burlington, Connecticut Category Towns in Hartford County, Connecticut ca Burlington Connecticut es Burlington Connecticut fr Burlington Connecticut it Burlington Connecticut ht Burlington, Connecticut sv Burlington, Connecticut vo Burlington Connecticut ... more details
and the colors are blue and white, same as nearby Central Connecticut State University . Culture ...Distinguish Plainfield, Connecticut Infobox settlement official name Plainville, Connecticut settlement type New England town Town image skyline imagesize image caption image map Plainfield CT lg.PNG mapsize 250px image flag image seal PlainvilleCTseal.gif map caption Location in Hartford County, Connecticut established title Incorporated established date 1869 subdivision type2 subdivision name2 government type Council manager image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 coordinates display inline,title coordinates region US CT subdivision type Country subdivision name United States subdivision type1 U.S. state State subdivision name1 Connecticut subdivision type2 NECTA subdivision name2 Hartford subdivision type3 Region subdivision name3 Central Connecticut leader title Town manager leader name Robert Lee leader title1 Town council leader name1 Philip Cox, Jr. br Robert Ciotto br Daniel Hurley, Chairman br Jason Rupaka br Scott D. Saunders br Lynn Szach br Christopher J. Wazorko area magnitude area ... GNIS feature ID blank1 info 0213488 footnotes Plainville is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut Hartford County , Connecticut , United States . The population was 17,328 at the 2000 United States ... side of the town is bordered by two prominent peaks of the Metacomet Ridge Pinnacle Rock Connecticut ... and Berlin CT Berlin . Finally, Plainville is the home of Robertson Field Connecticut Robertson Airport , the oldest private airport in Connecticut. References Reflist External links Portal Connecticut ... Schools http www.enjoycentralct.com index.cfm Central Regional Tourism District Connecticut Hartford County, Connecticut Category Towns in Hartford County, Connecticut Category Plainville, Connecticut ca Plainville Connecticut es Plainville Connecticut fr Plainville Connecticut it Plainville Connecticut ht Plainville, Connecticut sv Plainville, Connecticut vo Plainville Connecticut ... more details
No footnotes date February 2010 In the US state of Connecticut , a borough is an municipal corporation .... Other municipal services not provided by the borough are provided by the parent town. Connecticut ...&q 392430 CITIES IN CONNECTICUT WITH DATE OF INCORPORATION title SOTS Town Elections publisher State of Connecticut Secretary of the State accessdate 2008 06 12 ref Historical background Bridgeport, Connecticut Bridgeport now a Administrative divisions of Connecticut City city was the state s first borough, formed in 1800 or 1801 as a subdivision of the town of Stratford, Connecticut Stratford . Numerous ... of 26 as of 1910. Most Connecticut boroughs have subsequently disincorporated or have become cities. ref Connecticut Heritage Commission 2003 , http www.ctheritage.org biography topical govsince1818 city.htm City, Town, Borough, and County , Connecticut Heritage Gateway website, accessed January 31 ..., there are nine boroughs in Connecticut. Of the current boroughs, one Naugatuck is consolidated with its ... Current status Bridgeport Stratford, Connecticut Stratford 1800 Consolidated city town separate from original parent town since 1889 Stonington borough , Connecticut Stonington Stonington, Connecticut Stonington 1801 Borough Guilford Center Guilford Guilford, Connecticut Guilford 1815 Disincorporated 1941 Essex Village Essex Deep River, Connecticut Deep River Saybrook 1820 Disincorporated 1854 when Town of Essex was incorporated Killingworth Clinton, Connecticut Clinton Killingworth, Connecticut ... Danbury Danbury, Connecticut Danbury 1822 Consolidated city town since 1965 Newtown borough , Connecticut Newtown Newtown, Connecticut Newtown 1824 Borough Colchester Center Colchester Colchester, Connecticut Colchester 1824 1846 Disincorporated 1990 Downtown Waterbury Waterbury Waterbury, Connecticut Waterbury 1825 Consolidated city town since 1902 Downtown Stamford Stamford Stamford, Connecticut Stamford 1830 Consolidated city town since 1949 Southport Fairfield Southport Fairfield, Connecticut ... more details
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