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Norwalk is a city located in Western Connecticut, United States, in southern Fairfield County, on the northern shore of the Long Island Sound. Norwalk lies within both the New York metropolitan area and the Bridgeport metropolitan area. [4] Norwalk was originally settled in 1649, and is the sixth-most populous city in Connecticut.
The history of Norwalk, Connecticut ranges from pre-contact cultures and Native Americans to the 21st century. Population. Pre-Contact. During an era when Europeans had discovered the New World, Native Americans had unquestionably inhabited the area later recorded in history as Norwalk, Connecticut.
Norwalk, city, coextensive with the town (township) of Norwalk, Fairfield county, southwestern Connecticut, U.S., on Long Island Sound at the mouth of the Norwalk River. Roger Ludlow purchased the land from the Norwalk (Norwaake, or Naramauke) Indians in 1640, and the area was settled by colonists.
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Jul 26, 2022 · Norwalk is a small city situated in Fairfield County along the northern shores of Long Island Sound in the southwestern portion of the US State of Connecticut. Norwalk forms a part of both the Bridgeport and New York Metropolitan areas. It is considered the state's sixth-most populous city.
The city of Norwalk, located in Fairfield County, is in the southernmost part of the state on the Long Island Sound. Settlers from Massachusetts purchased the land in two separate transactions in 1640 and 1641. The first homesteaders arrived from Hartford in 1649 and incorporated as a town in 1651. This early community grew flax.
Aug 11, 2024 · Connecticut’s 14th Governor (1754-1766) came from Norwalk. Fitch governed during a time that offers some insight into the prevailing winds that led to the Revolutionary War. To set the stage, the British were looking to recover costs of waging the French & Indian War, and in 1763 the British parliament imposed a “Stamp Tax” which was ...
Norwalk Connecticut sits on the coast of the Long Island Sound almost equidistant between New York City and New Haven, Connecticut. It’s an old city, with deep roots in industrial history and also a former global trading port.
