Wethersfield, Connecticut

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Wethersfield, Connecticut is one of the oldest towns in the state, known for its well-preserved colonial architecture and role in early American history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
town
areaCode 860
959
borderedBy East Hartford, Connecticut, United States
surface form: East Hartford, Connecticut

Glastonbury, Connecticut
Hartford
surface form: Hartford, Connecticut

Newington, Connecticut
Rocky Hill, Connecticut, United States
surface form: Rocky Hill, Connecticut
climate humid continental climate
country United States of America
surface form: United States
county Hartford County
governmentType council–manager government
hasAttraction Buttolph-Williams House
First Church of Christ, Wethersfield
Keeney Memorial Cultural Center
Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum
Wethersfield Cove
hasEducationalInstitution Silas Deane Middle School
Wethersfield High School
hasHighway Connecticut Route 3
Connecticut Route 99
Interstate 91
U.S. Route 5
hasHistoricBuilding Isaac Stevens House
Joseph Webb House
Silas Deane House
hasHistoricDistrict Old Wethersfield Historic District
hasHistoricDistrictDesignation listed on the National Register of Historic Places
hasHistoricFigureAssociated George Washington
Silas Deane
hasPark Mikey's Place playground
Mill Woods Park
historicRole center of onion trade in colonial New England
important colonial-era river port
incorporated 1637
knownFor role in early American history
well-preserved colonial architecture
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedOnRiver Connecticut River
namedAfter Wethersfield, Essex, England
nickname Oniontown
partOf Greater Hartford
partOfMetropolitanArea Hartford metropolitan area
postalCode 06109
region Central Connecticut
settled 1634
siteOf 1781 Wethersfield Conference between George Washington and Rochambeau
state Connecticut

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Silas Deane residence Wethersfield, Connecticut
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut appliesTo Wethersfield, Connecticut
this entity surface form: Wethersfield
Greater Hartford hasMajorCity Wethersfield, Connecticut
this entity surface form: Wethersfield
Hartford County hasCity Wethersfield, Connecticut
this entity surface form: Wethersfield
Franz Neumann placeOfDeath Wethersfield, Connecticut
Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Connecticut, United States locatedNear Wethersfield, Connecticut
subject surface form: Cedar Hill Cemetery
Connecticut Route 15 connectsCity Wethersfield, Connecticut
Rocky Hill, Connecticut, United States borderedBy Wethersfield, Connecticut
subject surface form: Rocky Hill, Connecticut
Tony DiCicco placeOfBirth Wethersfield, Connecticut
this entity surface form: Wethersfield, Connecticut, United States
Tony DiCicco residence Wethersfield, Connecticut
this entity surface form: Wethersfield, Connecticut, United States
East Hartford, Connecticut, United States borders Wethersfield, Connecticut
subject surface form: East Hartford, Connecticut
Central Connecticut hasTown Wethersfield, Connecticut