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  Connecticut - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Connecticut is bordered on the south by Long Island Sound, on the west by New York State, on the north by Massachusetts, and on the east by Rhode Island.
Connecticut has a large Italian-American population, although residents of British, Irish, German, and other ancestries are also present, with old-stock Americans being the largest percentage of the population in the eastern part of the state.
The Interstate highways in the state are I-95 (the Connecticut Turnpike) running southwest to northeast along the coast, I-84 running southwest to northeast in the center of the state, I-91 running north to south in the center of the state, and I-395 running north to south near the eastern border of the state.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Connecticut   (5045 words)

  
 Connecticut   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Connecticut is a state of the United States, part of the New England region, as well as the southernmost state in New England and one of the wealthiest states in the country.
Connecticut The state of Connecticut can be said to be sub-divided into eight general regions which generally correspond with the eight counties of the state, though there are differences in the boundaries.
As of the 2003, the population of Connecticut was 3,483,372.
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 Connecticut   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Connecticut is a state of the United States, part of the New England region.
Connecticut See: List of Connecticut counties Connecticut is bordered on the south by Long Island Sound, on the west by New York State, on the north by Massachusetts, and on the east by Rhode Island.
Connecticut is an important center of the insurance and financial industries.
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 Connecticut
Connecticut (pronounced /kəˈnɛtɪkət/) is a state of the United States, part of the New England region, as well as the southernmost state in New England and one of the wealthiest states in the country.
Middletown, Connecticut was the major supplier of pistols to the United States government during the War of 1812, with numerous gun manufacturers in the area.
Another area of industry where Connecticut excelled was in bicycle manufacturing, and its spin-off, the earliest automobile manufacturing.
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 The Ultimate Connecticut - American History Information Guide and Reference
Connecticut is a state of the United States, part of the New England region, as well as the southernmost state in New England.
The recent establishment of two very large and lucrative Indian casinos in the southeastern region of the state has led to a large influx of money in that area, as well as statewide in general.
Initially, Connecticut manufacturers applied the system to the manufacture of economically priced high quality firearms by Whitney, Colt's Manufacturing Company, the New Haven Arms Company (which later became the Winchester Repeating Arms Company), and, just across the border in Massachusetts, the Springfield Armory, leading to Connecticut's nickname "the arsenal of democracy".
www.historymania.com /american_history/Connecticut   (2200 words)

  
 Connecticut - Topography
The Connecticut and Quinnipiac river valleys form the Central Lowlands, which bisect the state in a north–south direction.
The main river is the Connecticut, New England's longest river at 407 mi (655 km), of which 69 mi (111 km) lie within Connecticut; this waterway, which is navigable as far north as Hartford by means of a 15-ft (5-m) channel, divides the state roughly in half before emptying into Long Island Sound.
Connecticut's bedrock geology and topography are the product of a number of forces: uplift and depression, erosion and deposit, faulting and buckling, lava flows, and glaciation.
www.city-data.com /states/Connecticut-Topography.html   (377 words)

  
 SeeAmerica - Connecticut - Cities & Regions
Between Rhode Island and the Connecticut River are charming villages,rolling farmlands,and a wave-lapped coast.
Connecticut's cultural center, offers stupendous restaurants, events and sites that thrill you, plus Totally Amazing Facts, including the birthplace of the first hamburger and home of the first football game.
Information about the Waterbury region in Connecticut for people visiting or planning to visit the area, meeting and convention planners as well as group tour planners and group tour operators.
www.seeamerica.org /visit_connecticut.jsp?type=cities   (363 words)

  
 Northeast Region, Connecticut (Regions)
The Old Newgate Prison and Copper Mine at East Granby is Connecticut's first colonial jail (1773) and America's first chartered copper mine (1707).
Prudence Crandall's school for young African-American women, founded in 1833, was a pivotal factor in Connecticut's abolitionist movement.
The Prudence Crandall Museum, housed in the former school, is in Canterbury.
www.ohwy.com /ct/z/znorthea.htm   (249 words)

  
 Connecticut Junior Team Tennis
Currently, Connecticut Junior Team Tennis has divisions for players ages 10 to 18 in five regions of Connecticut and lower Massachusetts.
The primary prospective players for USTA Team Tennis are youth graduating from USTA Tennis 1-2-3 and those who have participated in USTA School Tennis or USTA NJTL.
Currently Connecticut Junior Tennis runs 14 and Under and 18 and Under divisions.
www.teamtennisct.com /players.htm   (269 words)

  
 CT DEP: 02-01-05 Unhealthy Air Quality Feb 1 2005
Today’s air quality forecast, for Tuesday, February 1, 2005 is Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups throughout the Connecticut Valley Region due to elevated levels of particle pollution.
Air quality levels are expected to remain in the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups category for the urban regions of Connecticut and the Connecticut Valley Region through Wednesday, February 2, 2005 as a ridge of high pressure remains situated over the Northeast.
The Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection is proactively promoting proposed legislation that will reduce the content of sulfur in heating oil and ban the sale of outdoor wood burning furnaces, both of which will reduce levels of particle pollution.
dep.state.ct.us /whatshap/Press/2005/cr020105.htm   (406 words)

  
 ElderWeb | ElderWeb
He has also compiled lists of nursing homes that are accepting the evacuated residents and the supplies that they need donated to help care for them.
They provide information on how to get donations to the Alzheimers associations in that region.
Many nursing home residents in New Orleans were evacuated to other nursing homes before or during the flooding after Hurricane Katrina.
elderweb.com /default.php?PageID=1219&Preferences=32a0417adac048803a...   (577 words)

  
 ResortBay.com - Connecticut State / Regions
The seasonal conditions in Connecticut reflect the typical climate of the northeastern states; spring is short, while summers are generally hot and humid, with much cooler weather in the hills and mountains.
Fall is definitely cooler, especially at night, and winters can be long and severe with heavy snow.
Precipitation amounts vary from 35 to 50 inches a year inland, with slightly lower amounts occurring along the Atlantic Ocean coastal areas.
www.resortbay.com /regions.php?st=connecticut   (150 words)

  
 NETNDX : Stamford Connecticut News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records.
Plan of a metropolitan suburb, Stamford, Connecticut: Town plan Commission.
History of Stamford, Connecticut, from its settlement in 1641, to the present time,
www.netndx.com /NETNDX_Stamford_Connecticut.asp   (127 words)

  
 FIC1990-107
         It is found that the complainant's request concerns material contained in the responses of several different corporations to the respondent's RFP for the Housatonic and the South Central regions of Connecticut.
         After such inspection, the respondent shall provide the complainant with copies of the portions of the responses to the RFP for the Housatonic and South Central Connecticut region which the complainant decides are responsive to the request for records set forth at paragraph 2, herein.
Approved by order of the Freedom of Information Commission at its regular meeting of December 12, 1990.
www.state.ct.us /foi/1990FD/19901212/FIC1990-107.htm   (656 words)

  
 Connecticut Lighthouse Regions
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(1) Currently, the Connecticut Lighthouse Guide is a concise reference for visiting or viewing Lighthouses by region.
For additional information, please visit Connecticut Light Stations.
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 Find in a Library: Amphibians and reptiles of Connecticut and adjacent regions
Amphibians and reptiles of Connecticut and adjacent regions
Publisher: Hartford : State Geological and Natural History Survey of Connecticut, 1993.
WorldCat is provided by OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. on behalf of its member libraries.
worldcatlibraries.org /wcpa/ow/67cdabce749de429a19afeb4da09e526.html   (67 words)

  
 Find Connecticut Apartment Listings | Locate Apartments for Rent in your Area | Apartments.com
To narrow down your search for an apartment in Connecticut, select a region or regions within Connecticut.
Whether you are searching for an apartment, condo, town house, rental house, duplex or a senior apartment community for rent, Apartments.com offers you a wide variety of Connecticut rental listings that will help you find the perfect rental home.
After you complete your search for an apartment rental in Connecticut, visit the Moving Center for everything you need to move.
www.apartments.com /Connecticut   (150 words)

  
 Energy Citations Database (ECD) - Energy and Energy-Related Bibliographic Citations
Energy Citations Database (ECD) Document #6848846 - State of Connecticut middle distillate monitoring program.
Connecticut Office of Policy and Management, Hartford (USA).
Statistical tables are presented for average wholesale and retail prices and inventory supply of home heating oils in six regions of Connecticut.^5 tables.^(PSB)
www.osti.gov /energycitations/product.biblio.jsp?osti_id=6848846   (186 words)

  
 TheInnkeeper.com - Connecticut Bed and Breakfasts - Find a Bed and Breakfast in Connecticut
Below is a list of some of the hottest and most popular places to stay in Connecticut.
Bordered on two sides by the Connecticut River and Long Island Sound, Old Saybrook embodies the spirit of a charming, small New England town with a rich seafaring tradition.
Below is a complete list of all cities of Connecticut listed by region.
www.theinnkeeper.com /states/ct.htm   (198 words)

  
 Connecticut RV Parks & Campgrounds - Camping in Connecticut - RV Clubs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Connecticut RV Parks and Campgrounds - Camping in Connecticut - RV Clubs
A common sense program that helps RV travelers save money and helps park owners fill their empty camp sites.
Connecticut RV Parks, Connecticut Campgrounds, Connecticut RV Clubs, Camping in Connecticut
www.rv-clubs.us /connecticut_rv_campgrounds.html   (301 words)

  
 Southwest Region, Connecticut (Regions)
A Gutenberg Bible, original Audubon bird prints and changing exhibits are displayed here.
A Connecticut Audubon Coastal Center and even the lightning ball game Milford Jai-Alai, both in Milford, are part of the greater New Haven area.
In addition to wine-tastings, maple sugaring, picnic grounds, trails and jazz evenings are included.
www.ohwy.com /ct/z/zsouthwe.htm   (280 words)

  
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Central Regional Tourism District - Connecticut's Heritage River Valley
Connecticut East - Home of Mystic Places and The Quiet Corner
Copyright © 1997-2006 Connecticut Commission on Culture & Tourism
www.tourism.state.ct.us /tourism_regions   (134 words)

  
 Visit Connecticut - State of Connecticut Office of Tourism - Official CT Tourism Site
Visit Connecticut - State of Connecticut Office of Tourism - Official CT Tourism Site
Take a dip in the ocean, touch a whale, enjoy a hands-on children's museum, and board a submarine…
Also, view the latest Connecticut Tourism commercials here.
www.ctbound.org   (129 words)

  
 Tamara Hochman - Realtor - Hartford, Connecticut - Real Estate   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Together we can sell your home or find you a new one.
I am a licensed Realtor covering the Greater Hartford and Farmington Valley regions of Connecticut.
Call me today for information on selling or buying real estate.
tamara.hochman.com   (80 words)

  
 Expectant Mother's Guide to Connecticut - Pregnancy, Childbirth & Baby Resources
Expectant mothers and first-time parents in central and southwest Connecticut (primarily Fairfield, Hartford, Middlesex and New Haven Counties) can use this site to review editorials and find pregnancy, childbirth and baby-related resources that appeared in the latest edition of the Expectant Mother's Guide to Connecticut.
Expectant and new parents can review posting of pregnancy, birth, and baby-related events and classes in central and southwest Connecticut.
New parents will find these local and online pregnancy and baby-related resources helpful as they prepare for the arrival of baby!
www.expectantmothersguide.com /local/ECT99.htm   (171 words)

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