Glastonbury, Connecticut
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| Location in Connecticut | |||
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| Foundation : | 1636 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Connecticut | ||
| County : | Hartford County | ||
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 41 ′ N , 72 ° 33 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 33,089 (as of 2005) | ||
| Population density : | 248.8 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 135.5 km 2 (approx. 52 mi 2 ) of which 133.0 km 2 (approx. 51 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 127 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 06033, 06073 | ||
| Area code : | +1 860 | ||
| FIPS : | 09-31240 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0213432 | ||
| Website : | www.glasct.org | ||
Glastonbury is a city in Hartford County in the US state Connecticut with 32,400 inhabitants (as of 2004). The urban area has a size of 135.4 km².
Glastonbury is home to Candace Bushnell , author of the book Sex and the City , which served as the template for the television series of the same name .
history
Glastonbury grew out of a settlement founded by around 30 families on the east bank of the Connecticut River in 1636 , when they bought the land from the then landowner in exchange for around 11 m of cloth. In 1690 the residents were given permission to become an independent town. During the American Revolution, George Stocking founded a black powder factory . Shipbuilding was developed in the 18th and early 19th centuries. These sailed the Connecticut River.
In 1840 the drugstore James B. Williams made the first attempts at soap production in his drugstore in Manchester . When he found a satisfactory formula that would also be suitable for shaving, he moved to Glastonbury and started the first soap factory. A few years later they also produced ink and shoe polish. Thus the industrial age entered the city.
schools
- Glastonbury High School
- Smith Middle School
- Gideon Welles School
- Buttonball Lane School
- Eastbury School
- Hebron Avenue School
- Hopewell School
- Naubuc School
- East Hartford / Glastonbury Magnet School
- Two Rivers Middle Magnet School
- Great Path Academy
