East Hampton (Conn.)

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
East Hampton (Conn.)
Other forms of name
Bell Town (Conn.)
Coordinates
-72.5056 -72.5056 41.5681 41.5681 (gooearth )
W0723009 W0723009 N0413433 N0413433 (geonames )
See Also From tracing place name
Chatham (Conn.)
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 145573182
Wikidata: Q753922
Library of congress: n 94058780
Sources of Information
  • GNIS, viewed September 3, 2019(East Hampton; populated place, Middlesex [county], CT, 41°34'33"N 072°30'09"W;variant name: The Bell Town)
  • GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009(ppl; 41°34ʹ33ʺN 072°30ʹ09ʺW)
  • Gorman, Patrick. East Hampton town map, 1992?:map verso (village of East Hampton)
  • Rand McNally comm. atlas, 1993(East Hampton, census designated place in town of East Hampton, Middlesex County)
  • NUCMC data from Mystic Seaport Museum for Hurd, J. Papers, 1780-1843(Chatham, Conn.; renamed East Hampton, 1915)

Wikipedia description:

East Hampton is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region. The population was 12,717 at the 2020 census. The town center village is listed as a census-designated place (CDP). East Hampton includes the communities of Cobalt, Middle Haddam, and Lake Pocotopaug. The southern trailhead of the Shenipsit Trail is in Cobalt, and the Airline State Park (a rail trail) has its southern trailhead in East Hampton, at Main Street in the Village Center. The 884-acre (358 ha) Hurd State Park, Meshomasic State Forest, and Salmon River State Forest are located in town. Comstock's Bridge, more commonly known as the Comstock Covered Bridge and the only remaining covered bridge in eastern Connecticut, spans the Salmon River near Route 16 in East Hampton. The Chatham Historical Society Museum and the Joseph N. Goff House Museum and Cultural Center are located in the town.

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