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Pomfret, Connecticut
Pomfret is a town in Windham County, Connecticut with a population of 4,266 according to the 2020 United States Census. The town is part of the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region. It was incorporated in 1713 and was named after Pontefract in West Yorkshire, England. The land was purchased from local Indians in 1686 in a deal known as the "Mashmuket Purchase" or "Mashamoquet Purchase". Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and (0.64%) is water. Pomfret is bordered on the north by Woodstock, on the east by Putnam and Killingly, on the west by Eastford, and on the south by Brooklyn and Hampton. Villages Pomfret includes several villages, neighborhoods, or sections: * Abington * Elliotts * Pomfret * Pomfret Center * Pomfret Landing Other geographic features The principal roads through the town are U.S. Route 44 (running east–west) and Routes 169 (running north–south), and 101 (running east–we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New England Town
The town is the basic unit of Local government in the United States, local government and local division of state authority in the six New England states. Most other U.S. states lack a direct counterpart to the New England town. New England towns overlie the entire area of a state, similar to civil townships in other states where they exist, but they are fully functioning Incorporation (municipal government), municipal corporations, possessing powers similar to city, cities and county, counties in other states. Local government in New Jersey, New Jersey's system of equally powerful townships, boroughs, towns, and cities is the system which is most similar to that of New England. New England towns are often governed by a town meeting, an assembly of eligible town residents. The great majority of municipal corporations in New England are based on the town model; there, statutory forms based on the concept of a Place (United States Census Bureau), compact populated place are uncommon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
US 44
U.S. Route 44 (US 44) is an east–west United States Numbered Highway that runs for through four states in the Northeastern United States. The western terminus is at US 209 and New York State Route 55 (NY 55) in Kerhonkson, New York, a hamlet in the Hudson Valley region. The eastern terminus is at Route 3A in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Route description , - , , , , - , , , , - , , , , - , , , , - , Total , , New York US 44 begins at an intersection with US 209 and NY 55 west of the hamlet of Kerhonkson in the town of Wawarsing in Ulster County. NY 55, concurrent with US 209 southwest of this point, turns east onto US 44, forming an overlap as the two routes proceed eastward across Ulster County. Midway between Kerhonkson and Gardiner and just north of NY 299, US 44 and NY 55 traverse a hairpin turn made necessary by the surrounding Shawangunk Ridge. Just inside of Gardiner, the hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Route 169 (Connecticut)
The following highways are numbered 169: Canada * Prince Edward Island Route 169 * Quebec Route 169 Costa Rica * National Route 169 (Costa Rica), National Route 169 India * National Highway 169 (India) Ireland * R169 road (Ireland), R169 road Japan * Japan National Route 169 United Kingdom * road *B169 road United States * U.S. Route 169 * Alabama State Route 169 * Arizona State Route 169 * Arkansas Highway 169 * California State Route 169 * Connecticut State Route 169 * Florida State Road 169 (former) * Georgia State Route 169 * Illinois Route 169 * Kentucky Route 169 * Louisiana Highway 169 * Maine State Route 169 * Maryland Route 169 * Massachusetts Route 169 * M-169 (Michigan highway) (former) * U.S. Route 169 in Minnesota * Nevada State Route 169 * New Jersey Route 169 (former) * New Mexico State Road 169 * New York State Route 169 * Ohio State Route 169 * Tennessee State Route 169 * Texas State Highway 169 ** Texas State Highway Spur 169 * Utah State Route 169 (disam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
