| The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. 2000. |
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| Greenwich |
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| Greenwich (GREN-ich), residential town (1990 pop. 58,441), Fairfield co., SW Conn., on the Mianus and Byram rivers and L.I. Sound; 41°02'N 73°36'W. This attractive suburban community is noted as the home of many N.Y. city executives. The town is located near an active and growing business community and contains many corporate hq. Greenwich was long inhabited by farmers and oystermen. In the Amer. Revolution it was plundered (1779) by the British; a house (built 1731) from which Gen. Israel Putnam supposedly made a dramatic escape is still preserved. In the late 19th cent., Greenwich began to attract artists and summer residents. Comprised of numerous villages (including Greenwich, Riverside, Glenville, Quaker Ridge, Old Greenwich, and Cos Cob), it has over 32 mi/51 km of shoreline on L.I. Sound, with many harbors, beaches, and small isls. Of interest are the Bruce Mus. and the Audubon Center. Settled 1640, inc. 1955. |
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