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	River Thames
		Thames River (Connecticut) - The Thames River is a short river and tidal estuary in the U.S. Thames River - The Thames River is the name of a river in Ontario, Canada and one in Connecticut, United States of America.
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	ri92.muscyberspace.com /riverthames.html (773 words)

	River Thames - Simple English Wikipedia
		The River Thames is a large river in England.
		The Thames has a length of 346 kilometres (215 statute miles) with its source near the village of Kemble in the Cotswolds; it then flows through Oxford (where it is called the Isis, a shortening of its Latin name), Reading, Maidenhead, Eton and Windsor.
		By the 18th century, the Thames was one of the world's busiest waterways, as London became the centre of the vast British Empire.
	simple.wikipedia.org /wiki/River_Thames (829 words)

	Connecticut's Heritage Gateway
		The final British attack on Connecticut was the most perfidious and brutal of the war.
		Across the Thames River in Groton on top of a high hill overlooking the harbor stood Fort Griswold, which about 800 veteran British troops under Colonel Edmund Eyre set out to capture.
		For Connecticut people, the bitterness over the loss of life, the fire, and the defeat was greatly accentuated by having their traitor-son Arnold lead the expedition.
	www.ctheritage.org /encyclopedia/ct1763_1818/british_nl_groton.htm (452 words)

	Groton, Connecticut - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Groton is a town located on the Thames River in New London County, Connecticut.
		Soon after incorporation, the first Baptist church in the Connecticut, now known as the Old Mystic Baptist Church, was founded in Groton in 1705.
		In the 20th century, the shipbuilding industry moved from the Mystic River to the Thames River.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Groton,_Connecticut (759 words)

	Connecticut Geography - NETSTATE
		Connecticut is bordered on the north by Massachusetts and on the south by Long Island Sound.
		Connecticut is one of the smallest states of the 50 states, covering only 5,544 square miles.
		The Connecticut section of the Eastern New England Upland, that stretches from Connecticut to Maine, is heavily forested.
	www.netstate.com /states/geography/ct_geography.htm (582 words)

	River Thames : Thames (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Thames (pronounced "temz") is a river flowing through southern England and connecting London with the sea.
		By the 18th century, the Thames was one of the world's busiest waterways, as London became the centre of the vast, mercantile British Empire.
		In return, the Thames has undergone a massive clean-up from the filthy days of the late 19th and early- to mid-20th centuries, and life has returned to its formerly dead waters.
	www.city-search.org /th/thames.html (896 words)

	Thames River (Connecticut) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Thames River, seen from the waterfront in New London, Connecticut
		The Thames River is a short river and tidal estuary in the U.S. state of Connecticut.
		While named after the River Thames that flows through New London's namesake, this Connecticut Thames is pronounced /θeɪmz/ (rather than /tɛmz/ as the English one is).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Thames_River_(Connecticut) (174 words)

	Connecticut (river) - Search Results - MSN Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Connecticut (river), river, northeastern United States, longest in New England.
		It rises in the Connecticut Lakes of northern New Hampshire and...
		The Connecticut River, New England’s longest river, flows southward...
	encarta.msn.com /Connecticut_(river).html (153 words)

	Programs in Connecticut
		In 1991, the USGS began an investigation of the Connecticut, the Housatonic, and the Thames River Basins, which is a 16,000-square-mile area in the Northeastern United States that includes most of Connecticut (fig.
		Stations on the Salmon and the Shepaug Rivers provide data on the less populated areas of the State, whereas stations on the Quinnipiac, the Naugatuck, and the Hockanum Rivers monitor the effects of urban conditions.
		Most of the thick till in Connecticut is present in drumlins (oval hills shaped by glaciers) and related glacial landforms.
	water.usgs.gov /wid/html/ct.html (2391 words)

	River Thames - SmartyBrain Encyclopedia and Dictionary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Thames has a length of 346 kilometres (215 statute miles) with its source near the village of Kemble in the Cotswolds; it then flows through Oxford (where it is called the Isis, a truncation of its Latin name), Reading, Maidenhead, Eton and Windsor and London.
		The Thames rises in Gloucestershire, then it traditionally formed the county boundary, firstly between Gloucestershire and Wiltshire, between Berkshire on the south bank and Oxfordshire on the north, between Berkshire and Buckinghamshire, Buckinghamshire and Surrey, Surrey and Middlesex, and between Essex and Kent.
		The river followed a path through Buckinghamshire, the southern part of Hertfordshire and Essex, running from the area of modern Staines up the valley of the Colne to Hatfield and then eastward across Essex towards the primeval Rhine.
	smartybrain.com /index.php/River_Thames (1219 words)

	EWG Report \|\| Dishonorable Discharge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		For 80 percent of rivers and waters receiving toxic pollution, one polluter accounted for all reported toxic discharges during the five year period analyzed; for 92.7 percent of all waters, three or fewer polluters accounted for all reported toxic discharges during this time.
		The Columbia River received the most cancer causing toxic chemical discharges between 1990 and 1994, at 1.39 million pounds, followed by the Quinnipiac River in Connecticut, the Genesee River in New York, the Mississippi River, and the Thames RiverÊin Connecticut.
		Next in rank are the Kennebec River in Maine, the Cumberland River in Tennessee, the Thames River in Connecticut, and the Columbia River in the Washington and Oregon.
	www.ewg.org /reports/dishonorable/ddweb.html (1768 words)

	Battle of Groton Heights Online Research :: Information about Battle of Groton Heights (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		By 1781, the largest military structure on the New London, Connecticut side of the river was Fort Trumbull, which was still unfinished and vulnerable to attack.
		East of the river on Groton, Connecticut, Fort Griswold commanded the harbor and the surrounding territory.
		Meanwhile, the British force of 800 men landed on the east side of the Thames River was slowed by tangled woodlands and swamplands.
	in-northcarolina.com /search/Battle_of_Groton_Heights.html (711 words)

	Interstate Compacts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Snake River Compact -- Apportions the waters of the Snake River, and directs that the compact be administered through the official in each State (Idaho and Wyoming) who is responsible for public water supplies and the collection of necessary data.
		Connecticut River Valley Flood Control Compact -- Creates the Connecticut River Valley Flood Control Commission and provides for financial reimbursement by downstream States for economic losses to political subdivisions in which flood control reservoirs are located.
		Thames River Flood Control Compact -- Establishes the Thames River Valley Flood Control Commission to administer the compact and promotes cooperation in flood control and in the use of water resources of the Thames River basin.
	laws.fws.gov /lawsdigest/compact.html (1764 words)

	MOHICAN - LoveToKnow Article on MOHICAN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Mohegans, originally an offshoot of the Mohican, lived on Thames river, Connecticut, their county extending into Massachusetts and including Rhode Island.
		In 1637, on the destruction of the Pequots, an offshoot of the Mohegans, the Mohegans claimed their country too, and thus the territorial power of the two tribes was consolidated under one Mohegan chief.
		Eventually they sold most of their lands and centred in a small reservation on Thames river.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /M/MO/MOHICAN.htm (262 words)

	Connecticut River -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Connecticut is located in the northeastern corner of the United States.
		Trading posts were established along the Connecticut River by the Dutch from New Amsterdam and by the English from the Plymouth colony, but the first permanent European settlers in the state came from the Massachusetts Bay colony to the middle...
		The largest is the Connecticut River, which flows southward through the state in a valley from 2 to 20 miles (3 to 32 kilometers) wide.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9025891?tocId=9025891 (864 words)

	The Nature Conservancy in Connecticut - The Nature Conservancy, Connecticut Chapter, Places We Protect
		Measuring eight miles from its cold, fast-flowing headwaters to its confluence with the Connecticut River at Hamburg Cove’s freshwater tidal marshes, the Eightmile remains in remarkably good condition with high water quality and rich aquatic life.
		The chapter’s largest preserve consists of 1,850 acres of farmland, forests, wetlands, and meadows on 19 parcels of land in New Milford and Bridgewater, Connecticut.
		At 1,756 acres, the Lucius Pond Ordway/Devil's Den Preserve in Weston and Redding is the Connecticut Chapter's largest contiguous preserve and the largest tract of protected land in densely developed Fairfield County.
	www.nature.org /wherewework/northamerica/states/connecticut/preserves (638 words)

	watressketch
		The Thames River is formed by the confluence of the Shetucket and Yantic rivers in Norwich and flows south for 12 miles to New London Harbor.
		The earliest work on the Thames River was completed by the Corps in 1836 and modified in 1879.
		The removal of obstructions at the mouth of the Shetucket River.
	www.nae.usace.army.mil /water/topic.asp?mytopic=thames-nav (307 words)

	Internet Archive: Details: Connecticut
		I was rather amused at the pronunciations used in the film for the Thames River (which the narrator pronounced the British way instead of the Connecticut way (just like it's spelled)), and we actually pronounce it 'GRAH-ton', not 'GROW-ton'.
		The University of Connecticut (UConn) is these days better known for it's men's and women's basketball teams than it's research and agricultural studies.
		We visit the 2 largest cities in Connecticut, find out what the major industries are there, find out about it's famous citizens and other things like that.
	www.archive.org /details/Connecticut_2 (330 words)

	Connecticut sub center has sinking feeling \| ajc.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Connecticut officials plead their case before the base-closing commission Wednesday.
		Connecticut sent three employees to Camden County earlier this month to gauge Georgia's ability to handle the growth.
		James Abromaitis, Connecticut's economic development commissioner, said the fact-finding mission's goal was to verify Pentagon data on housing, schools, hospitals and more.
	www.ajc.com /news/content/news/stories/0605/30base.html (935 words)

	Connecticut - Pawcatuck Borderlands
		The Wood and Shunock rivers benefit from the vast expanse of forest cover: native brook trout and rare dragonflies ply their waters, and there is abundant breeding habitat for alewive and herring.
		The landscape is the southern end of a corridor of relatively undeveloped, rural lands that connect with "The Quiet Corner" of northeast Connecticut and the "Foster/Gloucester" area of northwest Rhode Island.
		The Connecticut Chapter and the Rhode Island Chapter of the Conservancy are working in partnership with state agencies, local land trusts, municipalities, and individuals to protect this region's forests and promote ecological management that will help them endure as healthy and resilient environments.
	nature.org /wherewework/northamerica/states/connecticut/preserves/art6100.html (782 words)

	Thames River -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		The traditional source at Thames Head, which is dry for much of the year, is marked by a stone in a field 356 feet (108.5 metres) above sea level and 3 miles (5 km) southwest of the town of Cirencester.
		The Thames Sword is housed in the British Museum.
		Not for its length but for its location is the Thames one of the best-known rivers in the world.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9071919?tocId=9071919 (859 words)

	Connecticut Historical and Industrial Archaeology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Ms., Connecticut Archaeological Survey, Inc. Cook, Lauren J. and John P. McCarthy 1992 Archaeological Monitoring, Northeast Settlement Projects Pipeline Crossing of the Farmington Canal, New Haven County, Connecticut.
		McBride, Kevin A. 1984 The Development of the Household as an Economic Unit in the Lower Connecticut River Valley.
		Archaeological Society of Connecticut Bulletin 50: 17-22 Monroe, Charles B., Ken Feder, David A. Poirier and Robert R. Gradie 1976 A Preliminary Trend Surface Analysis of Settlement Dynamics in Colonial Connecticut.
	archnet.asu.edu /archnet/uconn_extras/historic/connbib.htm (3208 words)

	Thames, river, England — Infoplease.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		It rises in four headstreams (the Thames or Isis, Churn, Coln, and Leach) in the Cotswold Hills, E Gloucestershire, and flows generally eastward across S England and through London to the North Sea at The Nore.
		The upper valley of the Thames is a broad, flat basin of alluvial clay soil, through which the river winds and turns constantly in all directions.
		The land around the river was formerly marshy, and the ancient roads were far from the river banks.
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/world/A0848344.html (604 words)

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		The Pequot Indians, who were once a part of the Narragansett, lived near the top of the Thames River in Connecticut, forming strong roots along the river edge.
		When the English could use the help of the Mohegan, they were treated with respect and equality, but once the use of the Mohegan diminished, they were unheard on their lands, and their condition worsened.
		Connecticut's "legendary gaming and entertainment destination" (Mohegan Sun) has greatly increased economic recovery for the Mohegan.
	www.mrwadlo.com /Mohegan.htm (1264 words)

	Visit Groton, Connecticut: Groton info
		A town of southeast Connecticut on the Thames River opposite New London.
		Framed by the Thames River and the Mystic River, Groton is notable for its shores on Long Island Sound, just east of the end of Long Island.
		A branch of the Univ. of Connecticut is in Groton.
	www.comevisitgroton.com (847 words)

	College Review: Connecticut College (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Chrissie L., Scituate, MA New London, CT: Connecticut College is a coeducational liberal arts college with approximately 1600 students from all over the United States and over 50 countries.
		Connecticut College is located in southern New England, overlooking the Thames River and Long Island Sound, two miles from downtown New London, Connecticut.
		Connecticut College is a member of the NCAA Division III, the Eastern College Athletic Conference and the New England Small College Athletic Conference.
	www.teenink.com /Past/1997/8394.html (353 words)

	MA-100, The Connecticut, Housatonic, and Thames River Basins National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Study
		Knowledge of the quality of the Nation's streams and aquifers is important because of the implications to human and aquatic health and because of the significant costs associated with decisions involving land and water management, conservation, and regulation.
		Such consistency simultaneously provides information about the status and trends in water-quality conditions in a particular stream or aquifer and, more importantly, provides the basis to make comparisons among watersheds and improve our understanding of the factors that affect water-quality conditions regionally and nationally.
		Yet, the information may also interest those who simply wish to know more about the quality of water in the rivers and aquifers in the area where they live.
	ma.water.usgs.gov /projects/MA-100 (326 words)

	Reel-Time Forums - Non-FF Report, Thames River 2/24/02 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Due to the dearth of fly fishing reports recently, it appears to be time to post a non-fly fishing report.
		The nice weather lured RIBill and I out to the Thames River in Connecticut Sunday afternoon for a chance at a February bass.
		The air temperature was 50 degrees, very pleasant until the wind came up and we had to don foul weather tops to block the wind.
	www.reel-time.com /forum/showthread.php?t=25901 (415 words)

	Thames River Heritage
		Thames River Heritage 2007 celebrates over 350 years of life and living on this
		Exhibits from the Revolutionary era with a focus on Nathan Hale, official hero of the State of Connecticut.
		PAINTING: “View of New London from Fort Trumbull” (1854) Attributed to Frederick L. Allen (1820-1872) Collection: Lyman Allyn Art Museum, New London, CT Thames River Heritage is sponsored in part by the Connecticut Humanities Council.
	www.thamesriverheritage.org /index.htm (287 words)

	Higganum Congregational Church Connecticut (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		- 3,405,565 (as of 2000) [Connecticut is the 29th most populous state in the USA]
		Connecticut's official state flag was adopted in 1897.
		On a gold- and brown-rimmed white ribbon under the shield is the state's motto, "QUI TRANSTULIT SUSTINET," which means "He Who is Transplanted Still Sustains." The grapevines represent the early English settlers (and their settlements) in Connecticut.
	www.hccucc.org /ct/connecticut.htm (158 words)

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