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Map of the counties of colonial Connecticut, 1766.. There are eight counties in the U.S. state of Connecticut.. Four of the counties – Fairfield, Hartford, New Haven and New London – were created in 1666, shortly after the Connecticut Colony and the New Haven Colony combined.
Stratford is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States.It is situated on Long Island Sound at the mouth of the Housatonic River.The town is part of the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, and the Bridgeport–Stamford–Norwalk Metropolitan Statistical Area.
This is a list of the 34 present and extant marquesses in the peerages of the Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Scotland, Kingdom of Great Britain, Kingdom of Ireland, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland which became the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 1922.
Essex is one of the few American towns to have ever been attacked by a foreign power; this occurred on April 8, 1814, and the economic losses were among the largest sustained by the United States during the War of 1812. 28 vessels, with a total value estimated to be close to $200,000 (at a time when a very large two story home in Essex, then known as Potapoug Point, would have been worth no ...
Fiddler's Green, a legendary place in the afterlife where existence consists of all leisure and no work. George and Dragon: St George is the patron saint of England and his conflict with a dragon is essential to his story. This sign is a symbol of English nationalism. Green Dragon, Wisbech, Wymondham etc.: a couple of a number of pubs of this ...
The Pomfret Street Historic District is a historic district roughly along Pomfret Street (), from Bradley Road to Woodstock Road in Pomfret, Connecticut, United States.The district represents the core of the village of Pomfret Center.
Marriott Marquis is a hotel brand owned by Marriott International and denotes flagship, large-format hotels similar to Hyatt's Hyatt Regency brand. Notable hotels using this branding include: Notable hotels using this branding include:
Eridge Park (/ ˈ ɛ r ɪ dʒ /) is a village and historic park located north of the parish of Rotherfield, to the north-east of Crowborough in East Sussex, England. The adjoining home of the same name is the seat of the Marquess of Abergavenny. The area is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest.