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Connecticut cities, towns and boroughs whose name begins with the letter T.
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Submissions must specifically relate to Thomaston, Connecticut. |
Thomaston [Litchfield County] was incorporated from Plymouth in 1875 and named for Seth Thomas, a clock manufacturer located there.Area, l2.2 sq. miles. Population, 2000 Census, 7,503. Voting Districts, 1. Principal industries, injection molding, manufacture of wire, metal pressed sheets and rods, metal shears, electronic equipment and other metal fabrication.
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Submissions must be specific to Thompson, Connecticut. |
Thompson [Windham County] (Parish) was named in 1728 from its chief owner, Sir Robert Thompson. It was incorporated from Killingly in May 1785.Total area, 48.7 sq. miles, Land area, 46.9 sq. miles. Population, est., 8,958. Voting districts, 4. Principal industries, agriculture, and manufacture of woolen goods, plastics, candy, plumbing goods, synthetics, tool and die, power equipment, corrugated boxes, bakery, wooden pellets and fiber optics technology.
Thompson includes the areas known as Quinebaug, Grosvenordale and North Grosvenordale.
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Submissions must specifically relate to Tolland, Connecticut. |
Tolland [Tolland County] was named in 1715 from Tolland in Somersetshire and incorporated in 1722.Area, 40.3 sq. miles. Population, 2000 Census, 13,146. Voting Districts, 1. Principal industry, manufacturing and professional services.
Tolland is part of the Capitol Region Metropolitan District in Connecticut.
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Torrington, Connecticut
Torrington was named in 1732 from Torrington in Devonshire. It was incorporated as a town in 1740, and incorporated as a city in 1923. The city has a total area of 40.4 sq. miles
Torrington's native population was part of the Algonquian family of tribes and numerous stone points and stone tools have been found here documenting the presence of Native Americans over thousands of years. The city is also the birthplace of abolitionist, John Brown, born in 1800. The house that Brown was born in was destroyed by fire in 1918. Today, this historic site is part of the Connecticut African American Freedom Trail. Another famous Torrington resident was Gail Borden who developed and produced condensed milk here in 1856.
Principal industries include the manufacture of hardware, tools, machinery, kitchen utensils, needle bearings, golf shafts and air conditioning equipment.
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Submissions must relate specifically to Trumbull, Connecticut. |
Trumbull [Fairfield County] was incorporated from Stratford in 1797 and named from Governor Jonathan Trumbull.Area, 23.5 sq. miles. Population, 2000 Census, 34,243. Voting districts, 7. Principal industry, real estate; largely a residential area.
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