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The old whaling port and shipbuilding center of MYSTIC , the purists will tell you, does not in fact exist; it is an area governed partly by Groton and partly by Stonington. Nonetheless, it does have ... Read more...
NEW HAVEN , founded in 1638 by a group of wealthy Puritans from London on a large natural harbor at the mouth of the Quinnipiac River, developed a solid economy based on shipping and, later, ... Read more...
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The unattractive modern capital of Connecticut, HARTFORD , on the Connecticut River, is also the insurance center of the United States. Its central gold-domed state capitol , sitting on a hill in ... Read more...
NEW LONDON , opposite Groton on the west side of the Thames, is the closest thing the region has to a city, although it spreads over only six square miles. Originally settled in 1646, it was a ... Read more...
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Seven miles west of Mystic Seaport, GROTON is a suitably unpleasant name for the hometown of the hideous US Naval Submarine Base , headquarters for the North Atlantic fleet. The USS Nautilus , the ... Read more...