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== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_71456" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_71456" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> Southernmost of the New [[England]] States, is washed by Long Island Sound, has New York on the W., Rhode Island on the E., and [[Massachusetts]] on the N. It is the third smallest State, rocky and uneven in surface, unfertile except in the [[Connecticut]] River valley. Streams abound, and supply motive-power for very extensive manufactures of clocks, hardware, india-rubber goods, smallwares, textiles, and firearms. There are iron-mines in the NW., stone-quarries, lead, copper, and cobalt mines. Climate is healthy, changeable, and in winter severe. [[Education]] is excellently provided for. Yale University, at New Haven, is thoroughly equipped; there are several divinity schools, [[Trinity]] College at Hartford, and the Wesleyan University at Middleton. The capital is Hartford; New [[Haven]] is the largest town and chief port. The original colony was a democratic secession from Massachusetts in 1634. The constitution of 1639 was the first written democratic constitution on record. Its present constitution as a State dates from 1818. </p> | ||
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia [1]
Southernmost of the New England States, is washed by Long Island Sound, has New York on the W., Rhode Island on the E., and Massachusetts on the N. It is the third smallest State, rocky and uneven in surface, unfertile except in the Connecticut River valley. Streams abound, and supply motive-power for very extensive manufactures of clocks, hardware, india-rubber goods, smallwares, textiles, and firearms. There are iron-mines in the NW., stone-quarries, lead, copper, and cobalt mines. Climate is healthy, changeable, and in winter severe. Education is excellently provided for. Yale University, at New Haven, is thoroughly equipped; there are several divinity schools, Trinity College at Hartford, and the Wesleyan University at Middleton. The capital is Hartford; New Haven is the largest town and chief port. The original colony was a democratic secession from Massachusetts in 1634. The constitution of 1639 was the first written democratic constitution on record. Its present constitution as a State dates from 1818.
