WebSalem was the first town in the state of Connecticut to have a plantation, owned by the Browne family. 1819 to the present. Salem was incorporated as a town in 1819 from lands of Colchester, Lyme, and Montville. The rocky and craggy land that constituted much of the town kept the population low and new settlement at a minimum.

WebGeography. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 19.0 square miles (49 km 2), of which 16.3 square miles (42 km 2) is land and 2.8 square miles (7.3 km 2) (14.50%) is water.The CDP corresponding to the town center has a total area of 2.7 square miles (7.0 km 2), of which 2.4 square miles (6.2 km 2) is land and 0.3 square …

WebWethersfield is a town located in Hartford County, Connecticut. It is located immediately south of Hartford along the Connecticut River.Its population was 27,298 at the time of the 2020 census.. Many records from colonial times spell the name "Weathersfield" and "Wythersfield," while Native Americans called it Pyquag. " Watertown" is a variant name.

WebEast Haven is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, in the United States.As of the 2020 census, the town population was 27,923. Located 3 miles (5 km) east of New Haven, it is part of the Greater New Haven area. East Haven is 35 miles (56 km) from Hartford, 82 miles (132 km) from New York City, 99 miles (159 km) from Providence, Rhode Island, …

WebThe American Brass Company was an American brass manufacturing company based in Connecticut and active from 1893 to 1960. The company's predecessors were the Wolcottville Brass Company and the Ansonia Brass and Battery Company. It was the first large brass manufacturing firm in the United States, and for much of its existence was the …

WebColt's Manufacturing Company, LLC (CMC, formerly Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company) is an American firearms manufacturer, founded in 1855 by Samuel Colt and is now a subsidiary of Czech holding company Colt CZ Group.It is the successor corporation to Colt's earlier firearms-making efforts, which started in 1836. Colt …

WebGeography. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 38.4 square miles (99 km 2) of which 37.7 square miles (98 km 2) is land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km 2) (1.67%) is water.. Principal communities. North Coventry; South Coventry; Coventry Lake; History. Coventry was named in October 1711, the first town in the …

WebMilford is a coastal city in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States, located between New Haven and Bridgeport.The population was 50,558 at the 2020 United States Census. The city includes the village of Devon and the borough of Woodmont.Milford is part of the New York-Newark Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area

WebNaugatuck is a consolidated borough and town in New Haven County, Connecticut.The town spans both sides of the Naugatuck River just south of Waterbury and includes the communities of Union City on the east side of the river, which has its own post office, Straitsville on the southeast (along Route 63), and Millville on the west (along Rubber …

WebSharps Rifle Manufacturing Company was the manufacturer of the Sharps Rifle.The company was organized by Samuel Robbins and Richard S. Lawrence as a holding company in Hartford, Connecticut, on October 9, 1851 with $100,000 in capital.Despite Sharps departing from the company bearing his name, Sharps Rifle Manufacturing …

WebThe A. C. Gilbert Company was an American toy company, once one of the largest in the world. Gilbert originated the Erector Set, which is a construction toy similar to Meccano in the rest of the world, and made chemistry sets, microscope kits, and a line of inexpensive reflector telescopes. In 1938, Gilbert purchased the American Flyer, a manufacturer of toy …

WebThe Connecticut Colony or Colony of Connecticut, originally known as the Connecticut River Colony or simply the River Colony, was an English colony in New England which later became Connecticut.It was organized on March 3, 1636 as a settlement for a Puritan congregation, and the English permanently gained control of the region in 1637 after …

WebNew Mexico (Spanish: Nuevo México [ˈnweβo ˈmexiko] (); Navajo: Yootó Hahoodzo [jòːtʰó hɑ́hòːtsò]; Classical Nahuatl: Yancuic Mexico [jankʷik meːʃiʔko]) is a state in the Southwestern United States.It is one of the Mountain States of the southern Rocky Mountains, sharing the Four Corners region of the western U.S. with Utah, Colorado, and …

WebLong-time home of hardware manufacturing company Horton Brasses, Inc. ... runs through the Town. The Central Connecticut Expressway (Route 9), opened at the end of 1989, enhances the Town's location as it connects I-95 in Old Saybrook, I-91 in Cromwell and I-84, the State's major east–west highway in New Britain. ... Wikipedia® is a ...