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Stafford Mills is an historic textile mill complex located on County Street in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA. Founded in 1872, it is a well-preserved late-19th century textile complex
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1614: Adriaen Block, a Dutch explorer enters the Connecticut River
1634: Weatherfield founded, the oldest permanent settlement in the state
1636: Hartford founded
1687: King James II revoked the Connecticut charter, one originally granted in 1662
1861: 57,379 men and women volunteer for Civil War duty. More than 20,000 were killed.
1701: Collegiate School founded, later renamed Yale
1778: Connecticut becomes the 5th State
1861: 57,3379 men and women volunteer for Civil War duty. More than 20,000 were killed
1878: First telephone exchange opens
1910: U.S. Coast Guard Academy moved to New London
1954: First atomic submarine the Nautilus: produced at Groton, and it's now on display there
1975: Ella Grasso elected governor, the first women to do so
1979: Connecticut bans any further construction of nuclear power plants
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