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Connecticut, one of the six New England states, in the northeastern United States. Connecticut was the fifth of the original 13 states ratifying the Constitution of the United States on January 9, 1788, and it played an important role in the development of the United States. Settlement in Connecticut dates from the 1630s and many of the state’s modern towns and cities can trace their origins back to the 17th or 18th century. Hartford is the capital of Connecticut and the center of the state’s largest metropolitan area. Bridgeport is the state’s largest city. A 2006 real estate survey has estimated the population of Connecticut at 3,504,000.

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Avon

Vince Tully

E-mail: vince@tullyrealtor.com

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Burlington

Vince Tully

E-mail: vince@tullyrealtor.com

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Canton

Vince Tully

E-mail: vince@tullyrealtor.com

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Danbury

Kim Gifford, ABR, e-PRO, REALTOR
Coldwell Banker
Phone: 203-770-6038

Danbury Real Estate
Greater Danbury Area including Candlewood Lake.

Fairfield click here

Farmington

Vince Tully

E-mail: vince@tullyrealtor.com

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Granby

Vince Tully

E-mail: vince@tullyrealtor.com

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Greenwich

Greenwich Times Two Real Estate

E-mail: info@timestwo.biz

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Hartford

Vince Tully

E-mail: vince@tullyrealtor.com

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Madison

Jerry Sherman, ABR, PPS

Meriden

Kevin Green

E-mail: kgreen@snet.net

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Milford

Len Nicoletti, C.R.S.

E-mail: LenNicoletti@realtor.com

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Monroe

Alison Healy, REALTOR®

E-mail: AAHealy@aol.com

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New Canaan

Patti Fieber

E-mail: info@ctresidence.com

Newtown

Barbara Conrad-Amlicke

E-mail: BCbarbBB@aol.com

Simsbury

Vince Tully

E-mail: vince@tullyrealtor.com

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Southington click here

Stonington

Suzanne Hand

E-mail: Sukeyh@yahoo.com

Trumbull

Alison Healy, REALTOR®

E-mail: AAHealy@aol.com

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West Hartford

Vince Tully

E-mail: vince@tullyrealtor.com

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West Haven

Len Nicoletti, C.R.S.

E-mail: LenNicoletti@realtor.com

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Weston click here

Westport click here

Wilton click here

More about Connecticut

Connecticut factories produce weapons, sewing machines, jet engines, helicopters, motors, hardware and tools, cutlery, clocks, locks, silverware, and submarines. Connecticut leads New England in the production of eggs, pears, peaches, and mushrooms, and its oyster crop is the nation's second largest. Poultry and dairy products also account for a large portion of farm income.

Sales of livestock and livestock products accounted for 37 percent of the total sales of Connecticut’s farm products in 1999. The production of poultry and eggs is a leading agricultural activity in the state. Eggs and chickens for distribution in the nearby urban markets are produced on specialized poultry farms. Incubators, brooder houses, and other costly equipment are needed for poultry raising, but fertile soils and flat land are not required. Poultry raising is, therefore, well suited to the farms in the Eastern and Western highlands, though it is concentrated in the Eastern highlands. Dairy farming is another leading agricultural activity. Most of the state’s dairy farmers specialize in the production of milk for urban markets. Beef cattle, sheep, and hogs are also raised on Connecticut farms.

Sales of greenhouse and nursery products are the leading source of farm income in Connecticut. Hay, sweet corn, and tobacco are the most valuable field crops. Yet tobacco fields occupy only about 1 percent of the cultivated cropland. Tobacco is grown mainly in the Connecticut Valley Lowland. Connecticut Shadegrown, a variety of premium tobacco used for cigar wrappers, is grown under a permanent cover of open-mesh cloth. The cloth, supported several feet above the crop by poles, protects the tobacco from direct sunlight and heavy rains. Other types of tobacco are grown in open fields. Potatoes, hay, and corn are sometimes grown in rotation with tobacco.

Vegetables and fruits are cultivated in the lowlands. Sweet corn is sold directly to markets and consumers rather than processed, and commands a high price because of its freshness. Many other vegetables, raised on farms in the vicinity of the larger cities, are also sold directly to consumers. Apples, grown mainly in the Connecticut Valley Lowland, are the principal fruit crop.

Since the early 1970s Connecticut has successfully followed a program that improved both coastal water quality and shellfish production. Water quality management, habitat improvement, and the seeding of shellfish has revived the industry, and large amounts of coastal waters are leased to private shellfish farmers. The eastern oyster and the hard-shell clam have been the focus of the program, although soft-shell clams and bay oysters have also benefited. The principal fish caught in Connecticut today are bluefish and striped bass. Lobster and oysters are the leading shellfish and provide most of the income from fishing.

Lumbering now plays only a minor role in the state’s economy. During the 18th and 19th centuries, lumber was cut for use in Connecticut’s shipbuilding industry and was also the major fuel used in buildings, lime kilns, and brass mills. Hardwood trees, principally white oak, American basswood, and hop hornbeam, provide most of the cut lumber.

Connecticut has only a few known mineral deposits of commercial worth. Copper and lead were mined in colonial times and used in making household utensils. Iron was also mined, and during the American Revolution, Connecticut supplied iron for the manufacture of weapons, ammunition, and other military equipment for the colonial forces. However, nonmetals now account for all of the state’s mineral production. Traprock, which is used in road-building, and sand and gravel are the state’s most valuable minerals.

The leading industry in Connecticut in the late 1990s was the manufacture of industrial machinery, including computers, office machines, ball and roller bearings, turbines, and engines. Other leading manufacturers were the makers of transportation equipment, particularly helicopters, aircraft engines, propellers, ships, and submarines; the producers of chemicals and related products, particularly pharmaceuticals and soaps; and firms engaged in developing instruments for surgery and medicine, process control devices, measuring equipment, and optical instruments and lenses. Another important industry was metal fabrication, including the manufacture of small arms and ordnance, hardware and hand tools, and cutlery.

The principal manufacturing centers are Hartford, Bridgeport, New Haven, Waterbury, Stamford, New London, New Britain, Norwalk, Danbury, and Meriden. Some of them are traditionally noted for a single product, but all produce numerous other goods as well. New Britain is known particularly for hardware and Bristol for specialty electrical equipment and mechanical springs. Groton produces submarines for the United States Navy.

The insurance industry dates from the 18th century when marine insurance was underwritten to cover the hazards of shipping. Connecticut insurance companies now underwrite policies for fire insurance, traveler’s insurance, automobile insurance, aircraft insurance, and life, accident, and disability insurance. Many insurance companies with headquarters in the state have their home offices at Hartford.

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