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Vor einem Tag · Connecticut has a long maritime history and a reputation based on that history—yet the state has no direct oceanfront (technically speaking). The coast of Connecticut sits on Long Island Sound, which is an estuary. The state's access to the open Atlantic Ocean is both to the west (toward New York City) and to the east (toward the ...
Vor 4 Tagen · New Haven, city, coextensive with the town (township) of New Haven, New Haven county, south-central Connecticut, U.S. It is a port on Long Island Sound at the Quinnipiac River mouth. Originally settled as Quinnipiac in 1638 by a company of English Puritans led by John Davenport and Theophilus Eaton , it was renamed in 1640, probably ...
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Vor 4 Tagen · Connecticut River, longest stream in New England, rising in the Connecticut lakes in northern New Hampshire. After flowing for about 9 miles through New Hampshire, it moves roughly southwestward, and the low water mark on the river’s western side forms the border between New Hampshire and Vermont.
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Vor einem Tag · Hartford, Connecticut. / 41.76250°N 72.67417°W / 41.76250; -72.67417. Hartford is the capital city of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The city, located in Hartford County, had a population of 121,054 as of the 2020 census. Hartford is the most populous city in the Capitol Planning Region and the core city of the Greater Hartford ...
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Vor 5 Tagen · Established in 1877 as the Mattatuck Historical Society, today we collect and exhibit American art and cultural history with a focus on the history of the Naugatuck Valley and the artists of Connecticut. A rebel before her time Miss Welton’s tale. Local history awaits Begin exploring. 10,000 buttons Each one unique.
Vor 5 Tagen · Now historical. - "privateer, n.". OED Online. September 2021. Oxford University Press. https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/151605?rskey=os5nXq&result=1 (accessed November 16, 2021). During the American Revolution, the Continental navy needed support against the British Navy and turned to privateers.
