New London (Connecticut)
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| Nickname : The Whaling City | |||
Location in Connecticut
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| Foundation : | 1646 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Connecticut | ||
| County : | New London County | ||
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 21 ′ N , 72 ° 6 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
26,174 (as of 2005) 266,618 |
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| Population density : | 1,830.3 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 27.9 km 2 (approx. 11 mi 2 ) of which 14.3 km 2 (approx. 6 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 17 m | ||
| Postal code : | 06320 | ||
| Area code : | +1 860 | ||
| FIPS : | 09-52280 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0209237 | ||
| Website : | www.ci.new-london.ct.us | ||
| Mayor : | Daryl Justin Finizio | ||
New London is a city and administrative center of New London County in the US -amerikanischen State Connecticut .
New London is the seat of the development department of the pharmaceutical company Pfizer . This is also where Viagra , Pfizer's best-known product, was developed.
traffic
New London lies between New York City and Boston and is crossed by Interstate 95 . The Amtrak station is on the north-east corridor and is served by several Acela Express trains.
Worcester is 119 km north (via Interstate 395 ) and Connecticut's capital, Hartford , is 85 km northwest.
New London is served by regional Southeast Area Transit buses as well as the three ferry companies, Cross Sound Ferry to Long Island , Ferry District to Fishers Island and, in the summer, the express ferry to Block Island .
The Groton-New London Airport is located in the neighboring town of Groton . TF Green and Bradley International Airports are within a 75 minute drive.
education
New London is home to Connecticut College , Mitchell College and the United States Coast Guard Academy , a central military training facility of the United States Coast Guard .
New London is also home to the Lyman Allyn Art Museum , including a collection of paintings by American artists from the past two hundred years.
Population development
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sons and daughters of the town
- John Butler (1728–1796), British colonist in North America
- Frank B. Brandegee (1864–1924), politician
- Isabel Bolton (1883–1975), writer
- Zygmund Przemyslaw Rondomanski (1908–2000), composer and cellist
- Larry Elgart (1922–2017), jazz saxophonist and big band leader
- Orville L. Chapman (1932-2004), chemist
- Magic Dick (* 1945), musician
- Glenne Headly (1955-2017), actress
- Jeff Getty (1957-2006), AIDS activist
- Amy Brenneman (born 1964), film and television actress
- Jefferson Mays (* 1965), actor and Tony Award winner
- James Marshall (born 1968), artist
- Geoffrey Fletcher (* 1970), screenwriter, professor and Oscar winner
- Valerie Azlynn (born 1980), actress
- Casey Neistat (* 1981), film producer
- Cassie (* 1986), R&B singer
- Katie Schoepfer (* 1988), soccer player
- Jordan Reed (born 1990), American football player
various
The city is the home port of the tall ship Eagle .
literature
- Eric D. Lehman: Homegrown Terror: Benedict Arnold and the Burning of New London. Wesleyan University Press, Hanover 2017, ISBN 978-0-8195-7749-8 .
