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Norwalk is the sixth largest city in the state of Connecticut with a population of approximately 83,000. |
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Hartford, CT was world famous as an insurance center. Its insurance business began in 1794, and the area was once home to the headquarters of more than 35 insurance companies. Mergers and downsizing during the late 20th century, however, greatly lessened the insurance industry's importance. |
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Settled in 1639, it was first known as Newfield, CT and later as Stratfield. In 1800 it was incorporated as a borough and named Bridgeport for the first drawbridge over the river. |
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