The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
New Haven city (1990 pop. 130,474), New Haven co., S Conn., a port of entry where the Quinnipiac and other small rivers enter Long Island Sound; inc. 1784. Firearms and ammunition, clocks and watches, tools, rubber and paper products, and textiles are among the many manufactures, and the city serves as a major port for petroleum products. The city is an educational center, being the seat of Yale Univ. and its allied institutions and of Albertus Magnus College and Southern Connecticut State Univ. New Haven was founded in 1637-38 by Puritans led by Theophilus Eaton and John Davenport. It...
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North Haven
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
town (1990 pop. 22,249), New Haven co., S Conn., on the Quinnipiac River; settled c.1650, set off from New Haven 1786. Chiefly residential, it has some manufactures, such as aircraft parts, tools, chemicals, and machinery. Several 18th-century houses still stand in the town.
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New Haven
World Encyclopedia
New Haven City and port in s Connecticut, USA, on Long Island Sound. Founded by Puritans in 1638, it shared the role of capital of Connecticut ...
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