Norwich, Connecticut

E49698

city municipality

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

Aliases (3)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city → municipality →
areaCode	860 → 959 →
BenedictArnoldBirthplace	Norwich, Connecticut NERFINISHED →
climate	humid continental climate →
country	United States →
county	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 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 NERFINISHED → Shetucket River → Yantic River NERFINISHED →
locatedIn	eastern Connecticut →
locatedInTimeZone	Eastern Time Zone →
locatedNear	New London, Connecticut NERFINISHED →
majorHighway	Connecticut Route 2 → Connecticut Route 32 → Interstate 395 NERFINISHED →
namedAfter	Norwich, England →
partOf	New London County, Connecticut →
partOfMetropolitanArea	Norwich–New London metropolitan area →
partOfRegion	New England →
postalCode	06360 →
riverForms	Thames River (Connecticut) →
state	Connecticut →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Benedict Arnold ("Norwich, Connecticut Colony") → Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt ("Norwich, Connecticut, United States") → Saunders Mac Lane ("Norwich, Connecticut, United States of America") →	placeOfBirth
Samuel Huntington ("Norwich, Connecticut, United States") →	burialPlace
Sons of Liberty →	location
Samuel Huntington ("Norwich, Connecticut, United States") →	placeOfDeath
Samuel Huntington ("Norwich, Connecticut, United States") →	residence
Samuel Huntington →	workLocation