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1375:South Dakota
1365:Rhode Island
1360:Pennsylvania
1340:North Dakota
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945:Salmon Brook
935:North Granby
910:Collinsville
867:Wethersfield
787:East Windsor
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1496:Other areas
1456:Puerto Rico
1290:Mississippi
1205:Connecticut
1045:West Granby
1002:communities
975:Terramuggus
970:Tariffville
940:Plantsville
920:Hazardville
900:Broad Brook
852:Southington
822:Marlborough
802:Glastonbury
777:East Granby
723:New Britain
688:County seat
590:Southington
318:During the
278:Post office
263:town line.
187: /
163:Coordinates
157:Connecticut
149:Southington
1586:Categories
1405:Washington
1325:New Mexico
1320:New Jersey
1195:California
930:Manchester
925:Kensington
895:Blue Hills
837:Rocky Hill
832:Plainville
817:Manchester
797:Farmington
767:Burlington
762:Bloomfield
491:References
384:Italianate
328:Farmington
300:Farmington
216:Italianate
175:72°55′29″W
172:41°33′50″N
1415:Wisconsin
1380:Tennessee
1285:Minnesota
1260:Louisiana
827:Newington
351:Waterbury
313:New Haven
257:Route 322
200:Architect
1571:Category
1400:Virginia
1350:Oklahoma
1330:New York
1305:Nebraska
1295:Missouri
1280:Michigan
1270:Maryland
1255:Kentucky
1235:Illinois
1210:Delaware
1200:Colorado
1190:Arkansas
1030:Milldale
985:Weatogue
857:Suffield
842:Simsbury
812:Hartland
718:Hartford
695:Hartford
620:, (1875)
469:See also
415:Colonial
376:Cheshire
304:Cheshire
261:Cheshire
233:88001423
203:Multiple
141:Cheshire
136:Location
1517:Related
1420:Wyoming
1395:Vermont
1300:Montana
1240:Indiana
1220:Georgia
1215:Florida
1185:Arizona
1175:Alabama
877:Windsor
792:Enfield
713:Bristol
388:Federal
309:Bristol
294:History
220:Federal
1355:Oregon
1310:Nevada
1250:Kansas
1225:Hawaii
1180:Alaska
1116:Topics
1020:Marion
807:Granby
772:Canton
757:Berlin
705:Cities
249:Marion
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1487:Palau
1385:Texas
1265:Maine
1230:Idaho
1000:Other
744:Towns
1441:Guam
1390:Utah
1345:Ohio
1245:Iowa
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