Norwich, Connecticut

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Norwich, Connecticut is a historic city in eastern Connecticut known for its colonial-era significance, including early Revolutionary War activity and industrial development.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
areaCode 860
959
BenedictArnoldBirthplace Norwich, Connecticut self-link
climate humid continental climate
country United States of America
surface form: United States
county New London County, Connecticut
surface form: New London County
distanceToHartford approximately 40 miles southeast
distanceToProvidence approximately 50 miles southwest
economyHistoricallyBasedOn manufacturing
shipping and trade via the Thames River
foundingDate 1659
governmentType mayor–council government
hasCityHall Norwich City Hall
hasEducationalInstitution Norwich Free Academy
Three Rivers Community College
hasHistoricDistrict Norwich Downtown Historic District
Norwichtown Historic District
hasHistoricFigure Benedict Arnold
hasHospital Backus Hospital
hasLandmark Leffingwell House Museum
Norwich Free Academy
Norwich Heritage & Regional Visitors Center
Slater Memorial Museum
hasNickname The Rose of New England
hasTimeZoneDST Eastern Time Zone
surface form: Eastern Daylight Time
historicalSignificance colonial-era center in Connecticut
early industrial development center
site of early American Revolutionary War activity
incorporationDate 1784
knownFor mill and factory development in the 18th and 19th centuries
textile manufacturing history
locatedAtConfluenceOf Quinebaug River
Shetucket River
Yantic River
locatedIn eastern Connecticut
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedNear New London, Connecticut
majorHighway Connecticut Route 2
Connecticut Route 32
Interstate 395
namedAfter Norwich
surface form: Norwich, England
partOf New London County, Connecticut
partOfMetropolitanArea Norwich–New London metropolitan area
partOfRegion New England
postalCode 06360
riverForms Thames River (Connecticut)
state Connecticut

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Sons of Liberty location Norwich, Connecticut
Benedict Arnold placeOfBirth Norwich, Connecticut
this entity surface form: Norwich, Connecticut Colony
Samuel Huntington placeOfDeath Norwich, Connecticut
this entity surface form: Norwich, Connecticut, United States
Samuel Huntington workLocation Norwich, Connecticut
Samuel Huntington burialPlace Norwich, Connecticut
this entity surface form: Norwich, Connecticut, United States
Samuel Huntington residence Norwich, Connecticut
this entity surface form: Norwich, Connecticut, United States
Saunders Mac Lane placeOfBirth Norwich, Connecticut
this entity surface form: Norwich, Connecticut, United States of America
Norwich, Connecticut BenedictArnoldBirthplace Norwich, Connecticut self-link
New London, Connecticut locatedNear Norwich, Connecticut
Richmond Flying Squirrels relocatedFrom Norwich, Connecticut
Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt placeOfBirth Norwich, Connecticut
this entity surface form: Norwich, Connecticut, United States
Daniel Coit Gilman birthPlace Norwich, Connecticut
this entity surface form: Norwich, Connecticut, United States
Daniel Coit Gilman deathPlace Norwich, Connecticut
this entity surface form: Norwich, Connecticut, United States
New London County, Connecticut hasLargestCity Norwich, Connecticut
Mohegan Indian Reservation locatedNear Norwich, Connecticut
Thames River (Connecticut) sourceLocation Norwich, Connecticut
Martha Devotion Huntington residence Norwich, Connecticut
Richard Falley Cleveland placeOfBirth Norwich, Connecticut
this entity surface form: Norwich, Connecticut, United States
Annie Proulx placeOfBirth Norwich, Connecticut
this entity surface form: Norwich, Connecticut, United States
Norwich–New London metropolitan area hasCity Norwich, Connecticut
Norwich City Hall locatedIn Norwich, Connecticut
Norwich Downtown Historic District locatedIn Norwich, Connecticut
Norwich Free Academy locatedIn Norwich, Connecticut
Norwich Free Academy servesStudentsFrom Norwich, Connecticut
Slater Memorial Museum locatedIn Norwich, Connecticut
Slater Memorial Museum regionServed Norwich, Connecticut
Leffingwell House Museum locatedIn Norwich, Connecticut
The Rose of New England refersTo Norwich, Connecticut
The Rose of New England appliesTo Norwich, Connecticut
Three Rivers Community College city Norwich, Connecticut
Norwichtown Historic District locatedIn Norwich, Connecticut
Backus Hospital city Norwich, Connecticut
Backus Hospital locatedIn Norwich, Connecticut
Backus Hospital serves Norwich, Connecticut
Thames River passesThrough Norwich, Connecticut
subject surface form: Thames River (Connecticut)
Thames River cityOnRiver Norwich, Connecticut
subject surface form: Thames River (Connecticut)
Connecticut Defenders homeCity Norwich, Connecticut
Flying Squirrels previousLocation Norwich, Connecticut
subject surface form: Richmond Flying Squirrels
Connecticut Route 2 serves Norwich, Connecticut
Connecticut Route 32 connectsCity Norwich, Connecticut
Connecticut Route 32 connectsCommunity Norwich, Connecticut