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Torrington (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 41 48 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 41.8000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 073 07 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -73.1167 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on Naugatuck river in NW Connecticut; named for Great Torrington, England; during American Revolution entire male population over 20 served in war; Abolitionist during 19th cen.; birthplace of John Brown, Abolitionist Civil War hero. |
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| Torrington (preferred,C,V)
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| New Orleans Village (H,V)
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............ | used from around 1735 to 1818 |
| Mast Swamp (H,V)
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............ | part of Windsor in 1735 |
| Wolcottville (H,V)
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............ | from 1818 to 1883 |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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settled in 1735 as New Orleans Village or as Mast Swamp, became a city in 1923 |
| city (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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for brass, hardware, lumber & machine products |
| manufacturing center (C) |
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for textiles, shipmasts, condensed milk, bearings & sporting goods |
| educational center (C) |
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includes a branch of University of Connecticut |
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