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    Preston is a town in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region. The population was...
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    New Preston is a rural village and census-designated place (CDP) in the northwestern corner of the town of Washington, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United...
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  • N–R#P Preston, Arkansas, see List of places in Arkansas: P Preston, California Preston, Colorado Preston, Connecticut Preston, Georgia Preston, Idaho...
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    the Norwich Hospital, was a psychiatric hospital located in Preston and Norwich, Connecticut. It opened its doors in October 1904 and operated until October...
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    Preston City is a village and the original town center of the town of Preston, Connecticut. The core of the village around the junction of Old Northwest...
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    Henry Brewster Stanton (category People from Preston, Connecticut)
    early women's rights movement. Stanton was born on June 27, 1805, in Preston, Connecticut, the son of Joseph Stanton and Susan M. Brewster. His father manufactured...
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  • The Preston Historical Society is a historical society located in Preston, Connecticut. They maintain historical records for the town and maintain historical...
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    Route 2A is a state highway in the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is a 9.9-mile (15.9 km) mostly freeway alternate route of Route 2 that bypasses the downtown...
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  • Bill Blass (category People from New Preston, Connecticut)
    for $50 million to Michael Groveman and retired to his home in New Preston, Connecticut. Blass, longtime a heavy smoker, was diagnosed with oral/tongue cancer...
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    Jeremiah Day (category People from New Preston, Connecticut)
    of the original proprietors of Hartford, Connecticut. He was born in the parish of New Preston, Connecticut, then a part of New Milford, but since 1779...
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    George Anson Starkweather (New York politician) (category People from Preston, Connecticut)
    1847 to 1849. Starkweather was born in Preston, Connecticut on May 19, 1794. He attended the local schools of Preston and worked on his father's farm until...
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  • the Osbournes" TBA April 30, 2020 (2020-04-30) 2 "Frightmare in Connecticut" Captain Grant's Inn in Preston, Connecticut October 30, 2020 (2020-10-30)...
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    Preston Connecticut portal Kent Hollow, Connecticut Litchfield Hills National Register of Historic Places listings in Litchfield County, Connecticut Torrington...
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    William Howard Doane (category People from Preston, Connecticut)
    Granville, Ohio, where he was a major benefactor. Doane was born in Preston, Connecticut on February 3, 1832. His parents were Joseph Howes Doane (1797-1854)...
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    André Masson (category People from New Preston, Connecticut)
    Masson's luggage found a cache of his erotic drawings. Living in New Preston, Connecticut, his work became an important influence on American abstract expressionists...
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    Route 117 is a state highway in southeastern Connecticut, running from Groton to Preston. Route 117 is designated the Colonel Ledyard Highway from its...
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    part of town, connecting the villages of Marbledale, New Preston, and Woodville. Connecticut Route 109 runs east–west near the town's geographic center...
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    mostly split into new towns, while the Long Society was merged into Preston, Connecticut. By 1694, the public landing built at the head of the Thames River...
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    Connecticut (/kəˈnɛtɪkət/ kə-NET-ik-ət) is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Rhode Island...
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  • Margaret Gibson (poet) (category People from Preston, Connecticut)
    married to the late David McKain, poet and author. She lives in Preston, Connecticut. The Vigil, A Poem in Four Voices, a Finalist for the National Book...
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    Isaac E. Crary (category People from Preston, Connecticut)
    House of Representatives including as Speaker. Crary was born in Preston, Connecticut, where he attended the public schools and graduated from Trinity...
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  • Friday the 13th Part 2 (category Films shot in Connecticut)
    and finished in November 1980, and primarily occurred in New Preston and Kent, Connecticut. Special effects artist Tom Savini was asked to work on the...
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    William Denison Lyman (category People from Preston, Connecticut)
    William Denison Lyman (December 1, 1852 – June 21, 1920) was an author, professor, and historian. Lyman studied at Tualatin Academy and Pacific University...
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    Prudence Punderson Rossiter (category People from Preston, Connecticut)
    American artist known for her needlework pictures. Originally from Preston, Connecticut, Rossiter was the first of eight children of Ebenezer Punderson and...
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  • served as the secretary of the state of Connecticut from 1810 to 1835. Day was born in New Preston, Connecticut, in 1777, a descendant of Robert Day, one...
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    George Edwin Bissell (category People from New Preston, Connecticut)
    New Preston, Connecticut, the son of a quarryman and marble-cutter. During the American Civil War he served as a private in the 23rd Connecticut Volunteers...
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  • Mr. Deeds (redirect from Preston Blake)
    June 28, 2002. The film received negative reviews. Boisterous billionaire Preston Blake, owner of Blake Media, freezes to death while climbing Mount Everest...
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  • Ann Story (category People from Preston, Connecticut)
    born Hannah Reynolds to Jonathan and Hannah (Tracy) Reynolds of Preston, Connecticut. She went by the nickname "Ann" to distinguish her from her mother...
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    Hallville Mill Historic District is a historic district in the town of Preston, Connecticut, that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996...
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  • Nathan Clark (category People from Preston, Connecticut)
    Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives. Clark was born in Preston, Connecticut on July 21, 1718. Clark was one of Vermont's founders, settling in...
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