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511:Emily Rooney
493:Betsy Palmer
475:Emily Levine
454:
421:Ian Falconer
393:, TV actress
391:Kathryn Hays
387:, TV actress
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198:
187:Area code(s)
43:Neighborhood
25:
1509:communities
1412:Sail Harbor
1367:Plattsville
1267:Hawleyville
1232:Dodgingtown
1161:Branchville
941:County seat
732:October 25,
529:Fred Schwed
505:Andy Rooney
469:Ruth Krauss
415:Jimmy Ernst
257:The former
118:Connecticut
91: /
1631:Categories
1557:Ghost town
1547:Silvermine
1537:Mill Plain
1527:Hattertown
1417:Sandy Hook
1397:Rock Ridge
1387:Ridgefield
1362:Pemberwick
1332:New Canaan
1322:Mill Plain
1297:Lakes West
1292:Lakes East
1287:Knollcrest
1247:Georgetown
1202:Cannondale
1151:Bogus Hill
1070:Ridgefield
1050:New Canaan
1020:Brookfield
966:Bridgeport
948:Bridgeport
779:October 7,
656:October 7,
633:References
531:, humorist
517:Billy Rose
477:, humorist
433:Meg Foster
309:See also:
259:Rock Ledge
79:73°26′11″W
76:41°03′50″N
1593:Footnotes
1437:Southport
1422:Saugatuck
1392:Riverside
1382:Ridgebury
1307:Long Hill
1277:Inglenook
1262:Greenwich
1252:Glenville
1207:Coleytown
1136:Ball Pond
1080:Stratford
1040:Greenwich
1035:Fairfield
825:"History"
774:0362-4331
495:, actress
435:, actress
427:Jim Flora
352:Kay Boyle
229:Coastline
149:Time zone
130:Fairfield
1517:Aspetuck
1472:Topstone
1467:Tokeneke
1357:Oronoque
1352:Old Hill
1312:Lordship
1156:Botsford
1095:Westport
1085:Trumbull
986:Stamford
839:March 1,
829:klht.org
809:March 1,
501:, artist
331:Colliers
200:Rowayton
175:UTC-4:00
154:UTC-5:00
35:Rowayton
1542:Nichols
1447:Stepney
1442:Staples
1427:Sherman
1337:Noroton
1217:Cos Cob
1118:Newtown
1110:Borough
1075:Sherman
1065:Redding
1060:Newtown
981:Shelton
976:Norwalk
971:Danbury
542:Gallery
335:Esquire
179:Eastern
158:Eastern
142:Norwalk
104:Country
1532:Mianus
1487:Weston
1457:Tashua
1327:Murray
1141:Bethel
1100:Wilton
1090:Weston
1045:Monroe
1030:Easton
1025:Darien
1015:Bethel
958:Cities
772:
366:(1977)
333:, and
275:UNIVAC
125:County
1507:Other
1212:Compo
1171:Byram
1007:Towns
726:(PDF)
715:(PDF)
113:State
1128:CDPs
841:2012
811:2012
781:2022
770:ISSN
734:2010
658:2022
217:The
137:City
168:DST
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