Norwich (Connecticut)
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| Nickname : The Rose Of New England | |
 Location in Connecticut
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1659 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Connecticut |
| County : | New London County |
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 33 ′ N , 72 ° 5 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) |
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
39,556 (as of 2016) 269,801 (as of 2016) |
| Population density : | 538.9 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 76.4 km 2 (approx. 29 mi 2 ) of which 73.4 km 2 (approx. 28 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 17 m |
| Postcodes : | 06360, 06365, 06380 |
| Area code : | +1 860 |
| FIPS : | 09-56200 |
| GNIS ID : | 0209410 |
| Website : | www.norwichct.org |
| Mayor : | Benjamin P. Lathrop |
Norwich is a town in New London County in the US -amerikanischen State Connecticut , with 39,556 inhabitants (2016). The geographical coordinates are: 41.55 ° North, 72.09 ° West. The urban area has a size of 76.4 km².
Norwich is the seat of the Diocese of Norwich .
history
Norwich was founded in 1659 by settlers from Old Saybrook .
Norwich was the main location of Thermos Co. , which played a pioneering role in the production of thermos flasks and was the market leader for a long time.
On March 6, 1963, the Spaulding Pond dam in Mohegan Park broke, causing a tidal wave that killed 6 people and caused $ 6 million in property damage.
Population development
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sons and daughters of the town
- Benjamin Huntington (1736–1800), politician
- Benedict Arnold (1741–1801), rebel and later general in the Continental Army
- Elisha Clark (1752–1838), politician and judge
- Jonas Galusha (1753–1834), governor of the US state of Vermont
- James Lanman (1767–1841), United States Senator for Connecticut
- Lebbeus Egerton (1773–1846), Vermont militia officer, farmer, and Lieutenant Governor of Vermont
- Jabez W. Huntington (1788–1847), United States Senator for Connecticut
- Thomas Sterry Hunt (1826-1892), chemist and mineralogist
- Timothy Dwight V (1828–1916), President of Yale University
- Amos Dolbear (1837–1910), professor and inventor
- Joseph Francis Donnelly (1909–1977), Roman Catholic auxiliary bishop in Hartford
- Christopher Anvil (1925-2009), science fiction writer
- Dorothy O'Neil (born 1930), badminton player
- Bertram Turetzky (* 1933), double bass virtuoso and composer
- Annie Proulx (* 1935), Canadian-American journalist and writer
- Edward H. Tarr (1936–2020), trumpet virtuoso and musicologist
- Wally Lamb (* 1950), writer, educator and lecturer
Web links
Commons : Norwich (Connecticut) - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- Official website of the City of Norwich
Individual evidence
- ↑ Article on the establishment of Thermos Co. in Norwich, Connecticut , published April 2, 2000 in The Day